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Birchy Cove is a locality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Birchy Cove is located at 49.6825°N, 56.0281°W. It observes Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30). Postal code area: A0J.
Birchy Cove rests against the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic coast, where the land rises in stubborn, rocky knuckles toward the White Hills. It lies 19.1 km north of Springdale, NL (from Springdale, NL: bearing 8°T), and is situated 2.5 km west of Jackson's Cove. The terrain here holds a sharp, austere beauty, with the dark reach of the sea meeting a shoreline that seems to exhale the chill of the deep north. When the dusk light slants low across the stone, the crags take on a bruised, violet hue, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels older than the houses clinging to the slope. To the west, the landscape stretches toward the Tommy's Arm River, a vein of cold water cutting through the brush twenty-six kilometers away, while the quiet expanse of Flatwater Pond Provincial Park sits twenty-two kilometers inland as a sanctuary of spruce and sheltered water. The life of Birchy Cove persists in the quiet endurance of those who have long looked to the water for their livelihood, balancing the bounty of the tides against the demanding weather of the coast. Generations have parsed the seasons by the arrival of the ice and the shifting migrations of the fishery, building a culture that values the weight of a steady hand and the knowledge of the wind. Even as modern industry touches the margins of the region, the daily work at Birchy Cove remains defined by the proximity of the ocean and the stark, uncompromising geography that keeps the pace of life deliberate. The people move with a measured gravity, finding their own rhythm in the long, grey winters and the sudden, brilliant clarity of a summer morning reflecting off the harbor.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
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| Location | Birchy Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates | 49.6825°N, 56.028056°W |
| Timezone | Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30) |
| Postal FSA | A0J |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birchy Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Birchy Cove includes coordinates 49.682500°N, 56.028056°W. Postal FSA: A0J. Telephone area code: 709, 879. Timezone: Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.