Locks Harbour Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Locks Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Locks Harbour is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Locks Harbour is located at 49.4506°N, 55.5104°W.

Locks Harbour nestles into a shallow indentation along the rugged coastline, a scattering of houses clinging to the land as if tethered against the restless Atlantic. It lies 40.6 km east of Springdale, NL (from Springdale, NL: bearing 99°T), and is situated 15.8 km north-west of Bulley's Cove. The terrain here is a study in resilience, where rocky outcrops, smoothed by centuries of wind and spray, give way to patches of hardy scrub and the occasional wind-bent spruce. The air, perpetually tasting of salt and damp earth, carries the distant cry of gulls and the hushed murmur of waves meeting stone. Even on the clearest days, a certain soft, diffused light seems to permeate the landscape, softening the edges of the world and lending a dreamlike quality to the weathered clapboard homes. The story of Locks Harbour is deeply entwined with the sea, its economy once anchored by the bounty pulled from its cold, deep waters. Generations have earned their living from the cod and other fisheries, their lives shaped by the tides and the unpredictable nature of the ocean. While the fishing industry has seen its shifts, remnants of that heritage are still visible in the colourful buoys bobbing in the small harbour and the sturdy, sea-worn boats pulled ashore. There's a quiet continuity to life in Locks Harbour, a sense of enduring strength passed down through families who have weathered storms both literal and economic, their roots sunk deep into this particular stretch of Newfoundland and Labrador.

About This Locks Harbour Map Page

Explore Locks Harbour, 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: 49.450607, -55.510384. 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 Locks Harbour includes the postal code (A0J), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Locks Harbour 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.