Capstan Island Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Capstan Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Capstan Island is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a town. Capstan Island is located at 51.5700°N, 56.7331°W.

Capstan Island, a rugged jewel set against the vast, slate-grey Atlantic, presents a landscape of stark, wind-scoured beauty. It lies 17.2 km east-north-east of Forteau, NL (from Forteau, NL: bearing 60°T), and is situated 14.8 km north-east of Davis House. Low-lying hills, carpeted in resilient heath and moss, tumble down to a coastline gnawed by the relentless sea. Here, granite outcroppings, smoothed by millennia of surf, jut like ancient teeth into the churning water, their surfaces often slick with sea spray and the vibrant green of algae. The air, perpetually tasting of salt and damp earth, carries the mournful cry of gulls and the distant, rhythmic sigh of waves breaking on unseen shores. Small, hardy spruce trees, bent and sculpted by the prevailing winds, cling tenaciously to the thin soil, their branches reaching inland as if seeking refuge from the ocean's embrace. For generations, the people of Capstan Island have drawn their sustenance from the sea, their lives intimately bound to its capricious moods. The economy, historically rooted in cod fishing and sealing, has seen shifts over time, with a growing reliance on tourism and small-scale aquaculture. The echoes of a bygone era, when schooners with their proud, full sails were a common sight, still linger in the weathered clapboard houses clustered near the harbour. A quiet resilience defines the character of Capstan Island; a stoic acceptance of the elements and a deep connection to the shared history that binds its inhabitants. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar, almost ethereal quality, casting long, indigo shadows that deepen the contours of the land and lend a profound sense of peace to the rugged terrain.

About This Capstan Island Map Page

Explore Capstan Island, 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: 51.57, -56.733056. 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 Capstan Island includes the postal code (A0K), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Capstan Island 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.