Rouge Harbour Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Rouge Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rouge Harbour is a locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rouge Harbour is located at 49.7636°N, 55.9144°W.

Rouge Harbour, nestled on Newfoundland's rugged eastern coast, is a place where the land and sea hold an undeniable sway. It lies 25.8 km south-east of Baie Verte, NL (from Baie Verte, NL: bearing 129°T), and is situated 10.4 km north-north-east of Jackson's Cove. Steep, forested slopes, cloaked in a dense tapestry of spruce and fir, plunge dramatically towards a shoreline punctuated by small, weathered fishing stages and the occasional, hardy fishing boat bobbing gently on the slate-grey water. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, while the silence, broken only by the cry of gulls or the distant thrum of an engine, feels ancient and profound. Even on a calm day, the sea churns with a restless energy, its deep blues and greens shifting with the passing clouds, mirroring the ever-present wildness that defines this corner of the island. The history of Rouge Harbour is as deeply etched into its landscape as the scars left by generations of fishermen. For centuries, this sheltered cove has provided a precarious refuge and a livelihood, its economy tethered to the bounty of the North Atlantic. The simple, salt-bleached houses clustered along the waterfront speak of a persistent resilience, a quiet dignity born of hard work and a deep understanding of the sea's capricious nature. While the cod fishery once dominated, the landscape now hints at a diversification, with small-scale aquaculture and tourism offering new, albeit still modest, avenues of sustenance. It is a place where the past is not merely remembered but lived, where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life, and where the enduring spirit of its people is as much a part of the scenery as the mist that often shrouds the headlands.

About This Rouge Harbour Map Page

Explore Rouge 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: 49.763611, -55.914445. 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 Rouge 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 Rouge 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.