Long Harbour Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Long Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Long Harbour is a neighbourhood in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Long Harbour is located at 47.4333°N, 53.8153°W.

Long Harbour, a place where the land exhales the sea, is carved into the rugged coastline of Newfoundland. It lies 19.3 km north-north-east of Placentia, NL (from Placentia, NL: bearing 20°T), and is situated 7.2 km west-south-west of Long Harbour Station. Here, the Atlantic’s breath is a constant companion, misting the air with salt and shaping the hardy, low-lying spruce and fir that cling to the stony terrain. The harbour itself, a deep, protective cleft in the earth, cradles a scattering of weathered houses, their colourful facades a cheerful defiance against the often-grey skies. The very earth feels ancient, a mosaic of moss-covered rocks and peat, where the wind, a tireless sculptor, has smoothed the sharp edges of the world. Even the silence here has a texture, broken only by the cry of gulls and the distant murmur of waves. The history of Long Harbour is a testament to resilience, deeply entwined with the bounty and caprice of the sea. For generations, fishing was the lifeblood, the cod and lobster dictating the ebb and flow of prosperity, a legacy that still whispers in the creak of drying nets and the scent of brine. While the traditional fishery has shifted, the spirit of enterprise remains, with the oil and gas industry now playing a significant role, anchoring a new chapter in the economic narrative of Long Harbour. Remnants of older ways persist, a quiet pride in heritage evident in the well-tended gardens and the easy camaraderie of those who call this place home, a community that knows the deep, unwavering strength found in shared experience and the enduring embrace of the ocean.

About This Long Harbour Map Page

Explore Long 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: 47.433333, -53.815278. 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 Long Harbour includes the postal code (A0B), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Long 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.