Glenburnie Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Glenburnie, Newfoundland and Labrador

Glenburnie is a neighbourhood in St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Glenburnie is located at 49.4347°N, 57.8950°W.

Glenburnie nestles against the rugged shoulders of the Northern Peninsula, where the land exhales a scent of damp earth and salt-laced wind. It lies 17.8 km south of Rocky Harbour, NL (from Rocky Harbour, NL: bearing 174°T), and is situated 7.4 km south-south-east of Bonne Bay. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of spruce and fir, tumble down to meet the restless grey of the Atlantic. Here, life unfolds to the rhythm of the tides and the whisper of the wind through the trees, a quiet persistence etched into the very contours of the landscape. The air, often cool and carrying the tang of the sea, feels perpetually cleansed, a bracing elixir that invigorates the spirit. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, transforms the emerald mosses and the dark, wet bark of the evergreens into something luminous, a fleeting, ethereal glow. The story of Glenburnie is deeply entwined with the bounty of the sea and the resilience of its people. For generations, fishing has been the lifeblood of this place, the boats bobbing like patient sentinels in the harbour, awaiting the dawn and the promise of the catch. While the traditional cod fishery once dominated, the economy has diversified, embracing other marine resources and a growing tourism sector drawn to the wild beauty of the coastline and the genuine warmth of its inhabitants. Remnants of older ways can still be glimpsed, a weathered shed here, a stone foundation there, whispering of lives lived close to the land and the water, a testament to the enduring spirit that shaped Glenburnie.

About This Glenburnie Map Page

Explore Glenburnie, 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: 49.434722, -57.895. 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 Glenburnie includes the postal code (A8A), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Glenburnie 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.