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| Place | Factory Point |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bonne-Espérance; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.423611 |
| Longitude | -57.643889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKRTK |
Factory Point is a hamlet in Bonne-Espérance; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Factory Point is located at 51.4236°N, 57.6439°W.
Factory Point, a rugged finger of land reaching into the vast, often tempestuous waters of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, is a place shaped by the relentless sculpting of wind and wave. It lies 31.8 km west of Blanc-Sablon, QC (from Blanc-Sablon, QC: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.0 km south-east of Bonne-Espérance. Here, the land itself seems to breathe with the rhythm of the sea, a place of stark, wind-battered beauty where hardy spruce cling to rocky outcrops and the air carries the sharp, clean tang of salt and kelp. The terrain is a testament to glacial power, a jumble of exposed bedrock and sparse, resilient vegetation, overlooking an expanse of water that mirrors the ever-changing moods of the sky, from steely grey to an almost impossible, luminous blue. The shoreline is a jagged mosaic of pebbles and sea-smoothed stones, worn smooth by countless tides, with small, sheltered coves offering fleeting respite from the open ocean's embrace. The history of Factory Point is inextricably tied to the bounty and challenge of its maritime environment. For generations, its economy has been tethered to the sea, with fishing boats, their hulls weathered and their nets mended with practiced hands, dotting the small harbour. This connection to the ocean has fostered a quiet resilience in its inhabitants, a stoic acceptance of the elements and a deep understanding of the ocean's unpredictable nature. The echoes of early settlements, where survival depended on ingenuity and communal effort, still seem to linger in the air, a subtle hum beneath the cry of gulls and the distant roar of the surf. While no grand universities or bustling marketplaces define Factory Point, its distinctive character lies in its unvarnished connection to the natural world and the enduring spirit of those who call this windswept corner of Quebec home.
Factory Point se déploie sur un littoral sculpté par les vents du Saint-Laurent, où la terre s'avance doucement vers les eaux vives, offrant un panorama de côtes rocheuses et de baies abritées. Autrefois, le labeur humain a marqué cette étendue, façonnant des perspectives où l'industrie a laissé son empreinte, aujourd'hui revisitée par la nature qui reprend ses droits sur les vestiges. L'air y est imprégné d'une fraîcheur marine, porteuse des murmures des vagues et du cri lointain des goélands, une mélodie constante qui accompagne la vie qui s'organise autour des traditions maritimes et d'une agriculture modeste. Les journées y sont rythmées par la lumière changeante du fleuve, douce à l'aube, ardente à midi, et s'étirant en teintes dorées au crépuscule, baignant le paysage d'une quiétude profonde. Factory Point, par son ancrage au bord de ce grand estuaire, porte en elle l'héritage de ceux qui ont su vivre au rythme des marées et de la terre, un lieu où le passé et le présent se côtoient dans une harmonie discrète, sous le vaste ciel du Québec.
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Explore Factory Point, Quebec, 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: 51.423611, -57.643889. 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 Factory Point includes the postal code (G4T), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Factory Point 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 | July 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |