Explore Halfway Point, Newfoundland and Labrador with an interactive map featuring Street View, satellite and terrain views. Live weather, local news and location details for Halfway Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Halfway Point |
| Type | Neighbourhood |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.992778 |
| Longitude | -58.1 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AAJIJ |
Halfway Point is a neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Halfway Point is located at 48.9928°N, 58.1000°W.
Halfway Point rests on a rugged shoulder of Newfoundland's west coast, where the land falls away in a series of granite outcrops and wind-scoured slopes towards the grey, restless expanse of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It lies 11.1 km west-north-west of Corner Brook, NL (from Corner Brook, NL: bearing 301°T), and is situated 13.3 km south of Cox's Cove. Here, the air carries a constant, bracing tang of salt and the distant murmur of waves, a sound that underpins the quietude of the place. Low-lying spruce and fir cling stubbornly to the thin soil, their branches bent and twisted by the prevailing westerly winds, forming a rough, resilient fringe against the vastness of the sea. Small, rocky coves indent the coastline, sheltering pockets of dark, pebbled beaches where driftwood lies like bleached bones, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the ever-present clouds, often possesses a pale, ethereal quality, painting the wet stones with a fleeting, pearlescent sheen. The history of Halfway Point is deeply entwined with the sea, a story of fishermen who for generations have coaxed a living from its depths, their lives dictated by the tides and the bounty of the waters. While the initial settlements were undoubtedly shaped by the need for sheltered harbours and access to fishing grounds, the modern economy of Halfway Point still leans heavily on this ancestral connection, with small-scale fishing operations and related processing providing the backbone of local livelihoods. Beyond the immediate coastline, the terrain rises into rolling barrens, a landscape of heather, moss, and scattered ponds that reflect the vast, often dramatic, Newfoundland sky. It is a place where the echoes of past endeavours – perhaps the whisper of forgotten trails or the remnants of earlier homesteads – seem to linger in the quiet spaces between the wind's lament and the sea's ceaseless sigh.
Loading news…
Loading news…
Loading news…
Explore Halfway Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with interactive street, satellite and terrain maps, complete with integrated Google Street View imagery. 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. Visitors can also search Google alongside Wikipedia and editorial summaries for additional local information and context.
Location data for Halfway Point 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 | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |