Explore Stephenville, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stephenville, 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 Stephenville 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 Stephenville.
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 | Stephenville |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.547614 |
| Longitude | -58.547556 |
| Population | 6,540 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A2N |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | AAXZD |
Stephenville is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Stephenville is located at 48.5476°N, 58.5476°W.
Stephenville rests upon the edge of the Atlantic coast, where the salt-heavy air meets the cooling shadow of the Whale Back Ridge. It lies 15.2 km north-north-west of St. George's, NL (from St. George's, NL: bearing 345°T), and is situated 12.5 km west-south-west of Black Duck Siding. The horizon here possesses a sharp clarity, defined by the meeting of sky and sea that softens only when the mist rolls in from the deep water. Inland, the landscape reveals its quiet strength, with the Harrys River cutting a path through the earth about 10 km away, its movement providing a steady, low hum beneath the sound of the coastal winds. At dusk, the light stretches thin and silver across the terrain, illuminating the rugged textures of the ground and grounding the observer in the immediate, physical reality of the Newfoundland shore. The history of Stephenville remains tied to the transition of industry and the shifting utility of its expansive land. Once defined by a significant military presence, the local economy has since pivoted toward diverse sectors, including aviation services and education, with the campus of the College of the North Atlantic serving as a center for regional development. The legacy of these changing roles is visible in the layout of the streets and the functional architecture that occupies the space between the coast and the nearby wilderness. Daily life follows the requirements of a working port and a hub for the surrounding region, where the persistence of the people mirrors the endurance of the land itself. Cultural life in Stephenville carries the influence of a heritage shaped by island isolation and the resilience required to thrive near the Whale Back Ridge. Residents often find recreation in the outdoors, with Barachois Pond Provincial Park located about 23 km away, offering a space to walk among the trees and observe the stillness of the interior. The character of the people is marked by a directness of speech and a readiness to assist, reflective of a life lived in close proximity to the elements. While Stephenville does not claim the fame of global icons, it sustains a distinct identity rooted in its geography, where the cold Atlantic brine and the quietude of the provincial park provide a constant, grounding presence for all who live there.
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Explore Stephenville, 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: 48.547614, -58.547556. 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 Stephenville includes the postal code (A2N), 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 Stephenville 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) |