Riverhead Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Riverhead, Newfoundland and Labrador

Riverhead is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a town. Riverhead is located at 46.9935°N, 53.4833°W.

Riverhead lies cradled in a landscape where the land breathes a sigh of ancient rock and the sky spills down in wide, generous washes of light. It lies 28.9 km north-north-west of Trepassey, NL (from Trepassey, NL: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.2 km east-south-east of Admirals Beach. The very air here carries the tang of salt, a constant whisper from the nearby ocean, mingling with the damp, earthy scent of spruce and fir that climb the gentle slopes. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons and the patient work of glaciers, give way to the dark, reflective surfaces of freshwater ponds, their stillness broken only by the darting flight of a kingfisher or the slow ripple of a rising trout. Even the wind, when it gusts from the sea, seems to carry the memory of distant shores, rustling through the hardy coastal grasses that fringe the inlets and the sheltered coves. This is a place where the rhythm of life has long been dictated by the bounty of the water and the stubborn resilience of the soil. For generations, the people of Riverhead have drawn their livelihood from the sea, their boats appearing as specks on the horizon against the vast, ever-changing canvas of the Atlantic. The echoes of shipbuilding and the scent of drying nets still cling to the air in some of the older, weathered buildings that huddle close to the shore, their timbers groaning with stories of storms weathered and harvests brought home. While the fishing industry remains a vital pulse, a quiet diversification has seen small-scale farming and a growing appreciation for local crafts begin to bloom, adding new colours to the enduring character of Riverhead.

About This Riverhead Map Page

Explore Riverhead, 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: 46.993469, -53.4833. 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 Riverhead includes the postal code (A0A), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Riverhead 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.