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| Place | Highlands |
| Type | Neighbourhood |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | St. George's |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.171667 |
| Longitude | -58.930278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A2N |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AAJYZ |
Highlands is a neighbourhood in St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Highlands is located at 48.1717°N, 58.9303°W.
Highlands rests upon the Atlantic coast, where the land rises to meet the rugged prominence of Crabbes Hill. It lies 42.1 km south-west of St. George's, NL (from St. George's, NL: bearing 230°T), and is situated 12.3 km north-north-west of Codroy Pond. The Highlands River carves a path through this terrain, carrying the mountain runoff toward the sea with a steady, cooling influence that defines the local climate. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape holds quiet secrets, with Loch Leven situated five kilometers away and the mist of The Spout Falls rising eight kilometers distant. At dusk, the light catches the salt-heavy air and turns the grasses of the coast into a muted silver, lending the terrain a stark, elemental clarity. Settlement in Highlands grew from a reliance on the resources of the coast and the surrounding wild, mirroring the persistence of families who made their living from the sea and the soil. The economy has historically been defined by the cycles of the Atlantic, with residents balancing small-scale land cultivation against the seasonal rhythms of the water. Life in Highlands maintains a direct connection to the physical geography, where the changing seasons dictate the work of the day and the quietude of the evening. Even now, the character of the place is found in the persistence of those who call the edge of the coast home, finding value in the solitude provided by the hills and the constant, audible presence of the river.
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Explore Highlands, 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: 48.171667, -58.930278. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Highlands 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 Highlands 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |