Summerville Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Summerville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Summerville is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Summerville is located at 48.4500°N, 53.5592°W.

Summerville nestles between the rugged, undulating hills of the Bonavista Peninsula, a place where the very air seems to hold the scent of brine and damp earth. It lies 39.1 km west-south-west of Bonavista, NL (from Bonavista, NL: bearing 239°T), and is situated 26.8 km east-north-east of Bloomfield. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and greys, punctuated by the dark, stoic shapes of spruce and fir that cling to the slopes, their branches often bowed under the weight of persistent mist. Small, clear streams, born from the higher ground, tumble down towards the coast, their water cool and quick, carving shallow channels through moss-covered stones. The sky above Summerville is a vast, ever-changing canvas, capable of displaying a startlingly brilliant blue after a storm or cloaking the world in a soft, diffused light that lends a quiet dignity to the weathered homes and fishing sheds that dot the shoreline. The history of Summerville is deeply entwined with the bounty of the sea and the enduring spirit of those who made their living from it. For generations, cod fishing was the lifeblood of this settlement, and the weathered docks and the colourful buoys bobbing in the small harbour are quiet testaments to that legacy. While the fishing industry has evolved, its echoes remain, a subtle undercurrent in the local economy that now also embraces tourism and small-scale agriculture. The land, though often challenging, yields hardy vegetables, and the close-knit nature of Summerville’s residents, a shared understanding born of proximity and common challenges, imbues the place with a distinctive character. Evenings here are often marked by a profound stillness, broken only by the distant cry of gulls or the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, a rhythm that has guided life in Summerville for centuries.

About This Summerville Map Page

Explore Summerville, 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: 48.45, -53.559167. 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 Summerville includes the postal code (A0C), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Summerville 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.