Gunridge Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Gunridge, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gunridge is a locality in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gunridge is located at 47.3111°N, 52.7806°W.

Gunridge hunkers low against the formidable Atlantic, a scatter of salt-bleached houses clinging to a rugged coastline where the land falls away in steep, heather-covered slopes. It lies 19.1 km south of St. John's, NL (from St. John's, NL: bearing 176°T), and is situated 15.4 km north-north-east of Bauline South. Here, the wind is a constant presence, shaping the stunted spruce and drawing a perpetual mist from the restless grey sea. Between the gorse-lined trackways and the sheer cliffs, small, rocky inlets cradle the occasional fishing boat, their weathered hulls mirroring the stoic resilience of the place. The air, sharp and clean with the tang of brine and damp earth, carries the distant cries of gulls and the deep, resonant boom of waves against unseen rocks. This is a place shaped by the sea and the generations who have coaxed a living from its unforgiving depths. The history of Gunridge is written in the weathered timbers of its wharves and the quiet rhythm of its fishing families, a tradition passed down through the ages. The local economy, once solely reliant on cod, now sees a diversification into tourism, drawing visitors to its dramatic vistas and the stark beauty of its wild landscape. The echoes of past hardship and perseverance are palpable, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday lives here, in Gunridge, where the enduring spirit of Newfoundland is etched into the very soul of the land.

About This Gunridge Map Page

Explore Gunridge, 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: 47.311111, -52.780556. 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 Gunridge includes the postal code (A1S), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Gunridge 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.