Explore Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Newfoundland and Labrador or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Buchans and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Buchans.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Buchans |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.8238 |
| Longitude | -56.849069 |
| Population | 590 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A8A |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | ACGAI |
Buchans is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Buchans is located at 48.8238°N, 56.8491°W.
Buchans rests in a hollow of the interior, defined by the expansive, dark waters of Red Indian Lake and the watchful presence of Johnny Barrons Hill. It lies 56.6 km east-south-east of Pasadena, NL (from Pasadena, NL: bearing 111°T), and is situated 22.4 km west of Millertown. The terrain here holds a heavy, metallic silence, where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce needles and damp earth. When the light of dusk descends, it catches the surface of Red Indian Lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the jagged silhouette of the land. The proximity of the Harrys River, coursing through the nearby landscape, introduces a persistent, low murmur that underscores the stillness of the surrounding woods. The history of Buchans remains anchored to the earth and the riches hidden beneath its rocky skin, as the discovery of base metal deposits transformed the wilderness into a site of intense industrial labor. For decades, the extraction of copper, lead, and zinc dictated the pulse of daily life, drawing families to the rugged interior to carve a livelihood from the deep veins of the ground. While the primary mining operations have long since ceased, the legacy of that era lingers in the sturdy, grid-like layout of the streets and the weathered remnants of industrial infrastructure. Buchans bears the marks of a working heritage, where the grit of the mine once defined the ambition and the resilience of those who called the wilderness home. Cultural life in Buchans retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place that has learned to rely on its own resources and the steady companionship of its neighbors. Traditions are maintained through small, enduring gestures rather than grand displays, reflecting a temperament shaped by long winters and the isolation of the interior. The local identity stays rooted in a shared memory of the mining years, maintaining a distinct pride that persists even as the modern world turns its gaze elsewhere. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic grace, observing the shifting seasons as the snow settles against the slopes of Johnny Barrons Hill and the ice tightens its grip on the shore of Red Indian Lake.
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Explore Buchans, 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: 48.8238, -56.849069. 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 Buchans includes the postal code (A8A), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Buchans 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |