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| Place | Badger |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.978881 |
| Longitude | -56.041692 |
| Population | 682 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A2B |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | AAAMM |
Badger is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a town. Badger is located at 48.9789°N, 56.0417°W.
Badger rests quietly within the interior of the island, cradled by the rugged rise of the Hodges Hills and the persistent, flowing presence of the Exploits River. It lies 27.6 km west of Grand Falls-Windsor, NL (from Grand Falls-Windsor, NL: bearing 274°T), and is situated 12.2 km east-south-east of West Lake. The air here carries the scent of spruce and cold, rushing water, while the light at dusk settles long and amber across the valley floor, turning the river into a ribbon of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape opens into a vast, rolling terrain where the stillness of the woods is broken only by the occasional call of a bird or the distant, muffled movement of the wind. Joes Lake sits tucked away in the quiet solitude of the surrounding hills, a mirror for the sky that reflects the changing seasons with an unwavering, glassy clarity. The history of Badger is bound to the steady pulse of the woods and the water, reflecting a life shaped by the demands of the forest and the reach of the railway. While the iron tracks of the Newfoundland T'Railway Provincial Park offer a corridor through the wilderness, the daily life of Badger moves with the practical focus of those who have long understood the value of endurance. Industry has carved its mark upon the land, yet the wild character of the interior remains, occasionally punctuated by the distant, thunderous rush of Red Indian Falls. Residents go about their tasks with a quiet resolve, moving between the sheltered warmth of their homes and the vast, demanding horizon that defines their home.
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Explore Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.978881, -56.041692. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Badger includes the postal code (A2B), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Badger is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |