Jenkins Cove Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Jenkins Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jenkins Cove is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Jenkins Cove is located at 49.6689°N, 54.7564°W.

Jenkins Cove nestles into a rugged embrace of Newfoundland's eastern shore, where granite shoulders meet the relentless surge of the North Atlantic. It lies 2.9 km north-north-west of Twillingate, NL (from Twillingate, NL: bearing 341°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-east of Hayward Cove. The air here carries the bracing tang of salt and the damp, earthy scent of Labrador tea that carpets the low, windswept hills. Moss-covered rocks, smoothed by millennia of ocean spray, form a natural rampart against the sea, their grey surfaces glinting with mica as the sun dips towards the horizon, casting long, indigo shadows across the sparse, hardy vegetation. Above, gulls wheel and cry, their calls a wild counterpoint to the rhythmic sigh of waves against the shingle. The landscape feels ancient, shaped not by gentle hands but by the raw, unyielding power of ice and water, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the ocean’s tide. The history of Jenkins Cove is etched in the very stones of its oldest homes, structures built to withstand the fiercest gales and the isolation that has long defined life here. For generations, the economy of Jenkins Cove was tethered to the bounty of the sea; fishing vessels, now largely retired, once bobbed in its sheltered harbour, their crews braving the unforgiving waters for cod and other catches that sustained families and fueled a modest trade. While the scale of that traditional industry has shifted, a resilience remains, a quiet determination in the faces of those who still tend small gardens or work in the scattered service businesses that now dot the landscape. The distinctive, weathered clapboard houses, painted in cheerful, defiant hues of red and blue, stand as silent witnesses to a past where community ties were as vital as the fish in the net, a legacy that continues to imbue Jenkins Cove with its enduring character.

About This Jenkins Cove Map Page

Explore Jenkins Cove, 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: 49.668889, -54.756389. 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 Jenkins Cove includes the postal code (A1V), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Jenkins Cove 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.