Seldom Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Seldom, Newfoundland and Labrador

Seldom is a neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Seldom is located at 49.6167°N, 54.1825°W.

Seldom rests where the land surrenders to the Atlantic coast, perched firmly within the rugged embrace of the Pennys Hill. It lies 12.9 km south-south-east of Fogo, NL (from Fogo, NL: bearing 147°T), and is situated 0.4 km east of Seldom-Little Seldom. The terrain here is defined by a raw, granitic persistence, where the salt-heavy air often clings to the scrub brush and mossy hollows long after the tide has turned. Inland from the shore, the landscape shifts toward the quiet stillness of Cooks Pond, a dark mirror of water tucked five kilometres away that offers a respite from the relentless push of the sea. Even when the wind dies down, the atmosphere retains a sharp, metallic clarity, as if the very light bouncing off the coastal rock has been polished by the cold currents of the North Atlantic. The life of Seldom has long been defined by the volatile bounty of the ocean, a history marked by the seasonal arrival of fish and the stoic endurance of those who harvest them. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the daily persistence of the residents continues to mirror the tides, grounded in a hard-won knowledge of the surrounding inlets and bays. Beyond the immediate reach of the harbour, the geography expands to include the distant Ragged Harbour River, a waterway tracing its path twenty-three kilometres away through the interior wilds. Dildo Run Provincial Park sits forty kilometres out, a threshold where the wilder, inland reaches of the province begin to assert themselves against the coastal edge. In Seldom, the passage of a day is marked not by the clock, but by the shifting shadows upon the hills and the constant, audible presence of the sea against the shore.

About This Seldom Map Page

Explore Seldom, 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: 49.616667, -54.1825. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Seldom 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 Seldom 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.