Jamestown Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Jamestown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jamestown is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Jamestown is located at 48.4428°N, 53.7992°W.

Jamestown nestles in a rugged embrace of Newfoundland's rugged coast, a place where the land exhales the salty tang of the North Atlantic and the wind, ever-present, carves stories into the hardy scrub and the stoic, weathered houses. It lies 32.6 km south-south-east of Glovertown, NL (from Glovertown, NL: bearing 148°T), and is situated 10.7 km north-east of Bloomfield. The terrain here is a testament to glacial sculpting, a tumbling expanse of low hills, rocky outcrops, and deep inlets that cradle the restless sea. Water is a constant companion, from the veins of dark, peaty lakes that dot the interior to the crashing surf that marks the island's edge. The light, particularly in the long twilight of summer, often possesses a luminous, ethereal quality, bathing the landscape in hues of lavender and rose, a soft counterpoint to the stark beauty of the rock and sea. This is a settlement steeped in the echoes of its past, a place where generations have drawn their sustenance from the sea and the land. The fishing industry, though transformed by modern challenges, remains a heartbeat of Jamestown's identity, its rhythms dictating the pulse of daily life. Old stone walls, remnants of forgotten fields, speak of a time when agriculture was more prominent, a quiet reminder of the resilience required to coax life from this unforgiving soil. The very air seems to carry the scent of history, mingled with the iodine-rich breath of the ocean, a potent elixir that defines the enduring character of Jamestown.

About This Jamestown Map Page

Explore Jamestown, 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: 48.442778, -53.799167. 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 Jamestown includes the postal code (A0C), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Jamestown 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.