Welcome to Seal Island ...
Although we found mention of Seal Island during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Seal Island was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Seal Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Seal Island, please Contact Us.
Seal Island is located on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, at Humber Arm.
We aren't confident of the location of Seal Island, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
A typical abbreviation for Seal Island: Seal Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Seal Island might be (or was) located is 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).
We believe that Seal Island would be found within the (709) area code.
Communities Also Named Seal Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Seal Island - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador (2) and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seal Island.
Communities near Seal Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seal Island.
- Corner Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Humber Arm South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humber Arm South came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humber Arm South
- Irishtown - Summerside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irishtown - Summerside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown - Summerside
- Mount Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Cox's Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox's Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox's Cove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cox's Cove <3>
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- McIvers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIvers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvers
- Lark Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillams came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillams
- York Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Harbour <3>
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seal Island ...
Looking for more information about Seal Island? 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 Seal Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seal Island.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Seal Island and then turned east". While Seal Island could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Seal Island as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Seal Island could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |