Explore Skibbereen, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Skibbereen, Newfoundland and Labrador. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Newfoundland and Labrador or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Skibbereen and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Skibbereen.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Skibbereen |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.391389 |
| Longitude | -53.185555 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A1X |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AAUHE |
Skibbereen is a locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Skibbereen is located at 47.3914°N, 53.1856°W.
Skibbereen clings to the rugged edge of the Atlantic coast, where the firm, unyielding stone of the Black Ridge meets the salt-heavy air. It lies 5.7 km north-north-west of Holyrood, NL (from Holyrood, NL: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.2 km south-south-west of Gallows Cove. The North Arm River winds through this terrain, its cold currents carving a path toward the sea that defines the local horizon. To the north, the protected expanse of Hawke Hill Ecological Reserve offers a quiet stillness, a marked contrast to the restless spray that rises where the ocean breaks against the shore. When the light fades, a pale, bruised violet settles over the landscape, casting long shadows that stretch from the inland ridges toward the water. Roughly 10 km away, the surface of Bermuda Lake remains glassy and indifferent to the wind, while the distant, singular roar of Metcalfe Falls serves as a constant, low-frequency pulse in the memory of those who live nearby. The history of Skibbereen reflects the persistence required to inhabit such a precipitous reach of land, where the economy has long looked toward the bounty and challenge of the sea. Survival here relies on a deep familiarity with the tides and the shifting temperament of the North Arm River, an intimacy that demands both caution and respect from the inhabitants. Daily life follows the practical requirements of a coastal existence, where the gathering of supplies and the maintenance of gear provide a structure to the passing hours. Despite the isolation, there is a distinct clarity to the work performed here, a sense of purpose that persists even when the fog rolls in to obscure the coastline. The residents of Skibbereen carry on with a quiet tenacity, their traditions shaped by the proximity of the wilder, untouched reaches found within the nearby ecological reserve and the demanding, beautiful geography of the coast.
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Explore Skibbereen, 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: 47.391389, -53.185555. 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 Skibbereen includes the postal code (A1X), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Skibbereen 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |