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Welcome to Back Harbour ...

Back Harbour is located on the east coast of Newfoundland (on North Twillingate Island, northeast of the Bay of Exploits).



A typical abbreviation for Back Harbour: Back Hbr. (or less commonly used: Back Harb. or Back Hrbr.)

Back Harbour is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Back Harbour lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Back Harbour is located in the (709) area code.

Communities near Back Harbour ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Back Harbour.

  • Summerford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
  • Comfort Cove - Newstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort Cove - Newstead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cove - Newstead
  • Change Islands
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Change Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Change Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Change Islands <3>
  • Cottlesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottlesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottlesville
  • Tizzard's Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tizzard's Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tizzard's Harbour
  • Black Duck Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck Cove
  • Manuels Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels Cove
  • Wild Bight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bight
  • Little Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Lobster Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobster Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobster Harbour

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Back Harbour ...

Looking for more information about Back Harbour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Back Harbour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Back Harbour.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Back Harbour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Back Harbour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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