Welcome to Argentia ...
Argentia is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (at Placentia Bay).
The origin (or the toponymy) of Argentia: From the Latin word for silver: 'argentum'.
Time Zone: Argentia 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).
Argentia is within the (709) area code.
Websites for Argentia ...
Official Website: www.argentia.nf.ca/
Chamber of Commerce: www.argentiachamber.org/
Communities Also Named Argentia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Argentia - it's located in Alberta.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argentia.
Communities near Argentia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argentia.
- Placentia
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placentia
- Placentia lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Placentia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placentia<3>
- Dunville
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunville
- Dunville lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Dunville
- Fox Harbour
- Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
- Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
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- Ferndale
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Ferndale
- Point Verde
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Verde came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Verde
- Point Verde lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Point Verde
- Ship Harbour
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
- Ship Harbour lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Ship Harbour
- Little Barasway
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barasway
- Little Barasway lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the south of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Little Barasway
- Red Island
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Island
- Red Island lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Red Island
- Great Barasway
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Barasway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barasway
- Great Barasway lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south of Argentia
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Great Barasway
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argentia ...
Looking for more information about Argentia? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Argentia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Argentia.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Find a Community within Newfoundland and Labrador
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Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Argentia: www.argentia.nf.ca/
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we have 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argentia) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Argentia. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Argentia
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argentia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2993, Longitude: -53.9901 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |