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| Place | The Keys |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | Ferryland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.304167 |
| Longitude | -52.812778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | A1S |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AASMP |
The Keys is a locality in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. The Keys is located at 47.3042°N, 52.8128°W.
The Keys sits perched upon the rugged Atlantic coast, where the land rises sharply into the elevation of the Williams Hill. It lies 19.8 km south of St. John's, NL (from St. John's, NL: bearing 183°T), and is situated 14.1 km north of Bauline South. The Maggotty Cove River carves its path toward the sea, pulling cold, clear water through a terrain defined by granite outcrops and the persistent, salt-heavy breath of the ocean. When the light fades at dusk, the horizon turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows that sharpen the contours of the rock and make the surrounding spruce appear as black ink against a pale sky. This is a landscape of stark contrasts, where the wind possesses a physical weight, pressing against the shoreline with a constancy that shapes the very growth of the stunted coastal vegetation. Human presence at The Keys has long been defined by the proximity of the sea, with the local economy historically anchored to the harvest of the North Atlantic. While the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve lies about 8 km away as a protected sanctuary for the winged inhabitants of these cliffs, the residents of The Keys have traditionally looked to the water for their livelihood and their sense of purpose. Life here follows the seasonal shifts of the tide and the turning of the weather, demanding a quiet resilience from those who remain. The work is physical and often solitary, leaving the inhabitants to find their own meaning in the isolation of the coast, where the sound of the surf against the shore provides a constant, low-frequency hum that underpins every conversation and every day of labor.
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Explore The Keys, 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: 47.304167, -52.812778. 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 The Keys includes the postal code (A1S), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for The Keys 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 |