The Thicket Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About The Thicket, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Thicket is a neighbourhood in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. The Thicket is located at 47.6508°N, 53.2589°W.

The Thicket, nestled against the rugged contours of Conception Bay, is a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the ceaseless breath of the Atlantic. It lies 8.0 km north-north-east of Bay Roberts, NL (from Bay Roberts, NL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 9.2 km south-south-west of Carbonear. Rocky outcrops, softened by moss and tenacious scrub, tumble down to a shoreline that is a shifting mosaic of pebbles and dark, wave-worn stone. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and the damp, earthy scent of the boreal forest that presses in from behind, its spruce and fir trees a deep, somber green against the often-grey sky. Small, weathered houses huddle together in sheltered hollows, their colourful paint a defiant splash against the muted palette of the landscape, and the occasional clang of a hammer or the distant cry of a gull punctuates the quietude. For centuries, the sea has been the lifeblood of The Thicket, shaping its character and dictating its fortunes. Once a bustling hub for fishing fleets and coastal trade, its history is etched into the very bones of the place, a legacy of hardy folk who wrestled a living from the unforgiving waters and the often-stubborn soil. While the grand fishing days have receded, a quiet resilience persists; the rhythm of daily life is still marked by the tides, and the scent of drying cod, though less prevalent, can still be coaxed from the sea breeze on a warm afternoon. The land, though not fertile for large-scale agriculture, yields its bounty in small, carefully tended gardens, and the surrounding waters continue to offer their sustenance to those who know their secrets, sustaining a way of life that is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that guard The Thicket.

About This The Thicket Map Page

Explore The Thicket, 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: 47.650833, -53.258889. 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 The Thicket 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 The Thicket 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.