Burns Cove Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Burns Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Burns Cove is a locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Burns Cove is located at 47.3922°N, 54.8619°W.

Burns Cove clings to the ragged edge of a Newfoundland inlet, where the Atlantic’s breath is a constant, salt-laced presence. It lies 34.9 km north-east of Marystown, NL (from Marystown, NL: bearing 41°T), and is situated 0.7 km south of Parkers Cove. The land here is a study in resilience, a tapestry of low, rounded hills cloaked in scrubby spruce and hardy heather, their slopes tumbling down to a shore of wave-smoothed stones and dark, brooding rock. A thin scattering of houses, painted in cheerful defiance of the often-grey skies, huddles together as if for warmth, their windows gazing out towards the vast, indifferent sea. Even on the stillest days, the air hums with a low, resonant energy, a whisper of the immense power that shapes this coastline, and the faint, sweet scent of bog myrtle mingles with the brine. The history of Burns Cove is etched into the lives of those who have wrestled a living from its challenging embrace. For generations, the bounty of the sea – cod, lobster, and the fleeting passage of whales – sustained its inhabitants, a rhythm dictated by the tides and the seasons. The economy, though diversified now, still carries the indelible mark of fishing, with weathered boats bobbing in the small harbour and the faint, lingering aroma of fish processing clinging to the air. Old stories, passed down through the quiet evenings, speak of shipwrecks and hardy settlers, of community dances in the dimly lit hall, and the enduring spirit that has seen Burns Cove weather countless storms, both literal and metaphorical.

About This Burns Cove Map Page

Explore Burns Cove, 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: 47.392222, -54.861944. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Burns Cove includes the postal code (A0E), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Burns Cove 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.