Ford Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Ford, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ford is a locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a town. Ford is located at 56.4664°N, 61.1925°W.

Ford is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a rough-hewn tapestry of granite and moss clinging to the edge of a vast, indifferent ocean. It lies 33.2 km east-south-east of Nain, NL (from Nain, NL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 37.4 km north-east of Iggiak. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and damp earth, a bracing scent that seeps into your clothes and lingers on your skin. Jagged outcrops of rock, worn smooth by millennia of wind and wave, punctuate the sparsely treed landscape, offering stark silhouettes against the often-grey sky. Small, resilient wildflowers, their colours muted but persistent, push through the stony soil, a quiet testament to nature’s enduring will. The silence is profound, broken only by the mournful cry of gulls and the ceaseless murmur of the sea, a sound that can feel both comforting and profoundly lonely. The history of Ford is as deeply etched into its contours as the glacial scars that mark its hills. Generations have eked out a living from the unforgiving sea, their lives interwoven with the rhythms of the tides and the bounty of the cold, dark waters. Fishing, always the lifeblood, continues to be the dominant force in the local economy, with small fleets heading out at dawn, their vessels appearing as mere specks against the immensity of the horizon. The stories of shipwrecks and resilient communities are whispered on the wind, echoes of a past that shaped the very character of Ford. This is a place where time seems to flow differently, measured not by clocks but by the slow turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.

About This Ford Map Page

Explore Ford, 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: 56.466389, -61.1925. 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 Ford includes the postal code (A0P), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Ford 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.