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| Place | Clarke's Head |
| Type | Neighbourhood |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.3 |
| Longitude | -54.499167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A1V |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AAEBK |
Clarke's Head is a neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Clarke's Head is located at 49.3000°N, 54.4992°W.
Clarke's Head stands as a sentinel on the Atlantic coast, where the land yields to the salt-heavy breath of the sea. It lies 38.7 km north of Gander, NL (from Gander, NL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 1.3 km west-north-west of Gander Bay. The terrain here gathers around the prominence of Weirs Hill, rising with a rugged austerity that defines the edge of the Gander River. As the light fades, the horizon glows with a bruised, metallic violet that seems to pull the very cold from the deep water, casting long, sharp shadows across the rocky shoreline. Inland, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Burnt Lake, located ten kilometres away, while the expanse toward Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park, twenty-eight kilometres distant, offers a vast, untamed solitude. The air at Clarke's Head carries a persistent, bracing dampness, tasting of brine and the ancient, mineral secrets of the earth. Life at Clarke's Head turns on the seasonal migrations and the shifting moods of the water, which has long dictated the patterns of those who dwell upon its margins. The economy here remains rooted in the traditional harvest of the coast, reflecting a history of endurance where families have navigated the cycles of the tides for generations. There is a distinct, sharp clarity to the mornings, when the mist curls off the Gander River and the sounds of the shore are magnified against the stillness of the hills. People carry their days with a steady, deliberate motion, shaped by the knowledge that the Atlantic coast demands a constant, watchful respect. In the evenings, the flicker of distant lamps provides a fragile, human counterpoint to the immense, darkening silhouette of the coastline, marking a presence that persists against the weight of the wilderness.
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Explore Clarke's Head, 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: 49.3, -54.499167. 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 Clarke's Head includes the postal code (A1V), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Clarke's Head 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 |