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| Place | Shearstown |
| Type | Neighbourhood |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | Harbour Grace |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.588611 |
| Longitude | -53.302778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A1Y |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ABCGE |
Shearstown is a neighbourhood in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Shearstown is located at 47.5886°N, 53.3028°W.
Shearstown rests along the Atlantic coast, cradled by the weathered slopes of the Cat Hills where the North River carves its path toward the sea. The air here holds a sharp, brine-tinged clarity, carrying the scent of salt and damp earth that clings to the valley floor as the light fades into a bruised, violet dusk. Beyond the immediate rise of the hills, the landscape opens toward the wider horizon, marked by the presence of Bannerman Lake ten kilometers away and the expansive wild reaches of Butter Pot Provincial Park situated twenty-nine kilometers to the south. The North River maintains a steady, insistent murmur against the stones, a constant companion to the low-lying fields that define the immediate geography of the settlement. Shearstown draws its character from a long history of agrarian persistence and the quiet ingenuity of those who carved a life from the rocky soil of the Avalon Peninsula. While the local economy has transitioned from the small-scale farming and timber work that once defined the valley, the legacy of this labor persists in the tidy, sturdy arrangement of homes and the enduring focus on self-reliance. Life in Shearstown moves with the turning of the seasons, as the residents attend to the land with a patient, practiced hand that honors the traditions of their predecessors. The proximity to the coast ensures that the rhythms of the sea are never far from the mind, even as the community looks inward toward the hills and the steady, cold flow of the river that binds the geography together.
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Explore Shearstown, 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: 47.588611, -53.302778. 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 Shearstown includes the postal code (A1Y), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Shearstown 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |