Welcome to Cape Spear ...

Cape Spear is located on the north coast of New Brunswick (on the Northumberland Strait).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Spear, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Cape Spear lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Cape Spear is located in the (506) area code.

The Canadian Postal Code for Cape Spear: E4M<1>

Communities Also Named Cape Spear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cape Spear - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cape Spear.

Communities near Cape Spear ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Spear.

• Port Elgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elgin
  • Former name for Port Elgin:
  • Gaspareaux Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Elgin <2>
• Melrose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
• Spence Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Settlement
• Upper Cape
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Cape came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cape
• Amherst Shore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Shore
• Lorneville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorneville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorneville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorneville <2>
• Little Shemogue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shemogue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shemogue
• Murray Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Corner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray Corner <2>
• Bayside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
• Chapman Settlement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Settlement

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Spear ...

Looking for more information about Cape Spear? 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 Cape Spear, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Spear.

Adding Cape Spear to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Cape Spear was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Spear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/