De Grau Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About De Grau, Newfoundland and Labrador

De Grau is a neighbourhood in Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. De Grau is located at 48.4833°N, 59.1936°W.

De Grau rests like a weathered stone along the rugged western edge of Newfoundland, where the land buckles and folds into a dramatic coastline. It lies 48.1 km west of Stephenville, NL (from Stephenville, NL: bearing 262°T), and is situated 1.5 km south-south-west of Cape St. George. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of salt and the distant murmur of the Atlantic, a constant companion to the scattered houses clinging to the slopes. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of scrubby spruce and windswept grasses, descend towards the sea, their curves softened by the perpetual caress of the ocean breeze. Even the sunlight seems to possess a unique quality, a pale, luminous glow that washes over the landscape, lending a timeless, introspective beauty to the rugged terrain. This is a place steeped in the echoes of its past, where the rhythms of fishing have long dictated the pulse of life in De Grau. Generations have drawn their sustenance from the cold, bountiful waters that lap at the shore, their livelihoods etched into the very character of the settlement. The economy, though diversified in modern times, still carries the imprint of its maritime heritage, a quiet pride in the resilience and hardiness that comes from living in such a place. Whispers of its founding, of hardy souls who first carved a life from this challenging but breathtaking environment, seem to linger in the wind, adding a layer of historical depth to the present-day quietude.

About This De Grau Map Page

Explore De Grau, 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: 48.483333, -59.193611. 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 De Grau includes the postal code (A2N), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for De Grau 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.