Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

Windsor is a neighbourhood in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Windsor is located at 48.9550°N, 55.6739°W.

Windsor, nestled in the heart of Grand Falls, breathes with the quiet resilience of Newfoundland's interior landscape. It lies 1.2 km south-west of Grand Falls-Windsor, NL (from Grand Falls-Windsor, NL: bearing 215°T), and is situated 15.3 km west-south-west of Bishop's Falls. The land here is a study in subtle greens and greys, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, cradle the town. Birch and spruce forests, a deep, somber green, climb the slopes, their branches often heavy with mist, especially in the cool mornings. The air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. During the long twilight of summer, the sky above Windsor often bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, a fleeting, painterly display that lends a hushed reverence to the closing of the day. The story of Windsor is inextricably linked to the grand paper mills that once dominated the horizon, their towering stacks a silhouette against the sky, now a poignant echo of a bygone industrial era. The exploitation of the abundant timber resources and the powerful flow of the Exploits River fueled this engine of commerce, drawing generations to its banks. While the roar of the machinery has largely faded, the spirit of hard work and community interdependence persists, a legacy etched into the very character of Windsor. Local businesses now thrive on a more diversified footing, catering to the needs of residents and visitors drawn to the area's natural beauty and the enduring warmth of its people, who still gather for lively kitchen parties and share tales passed down from their seafaring ancestors.

About This Windsor Map Page

Explore Windsor, 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: 48.955, -55.673889. 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 Windsor includes the postal code (A2B), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Windsor 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.