Welcome to Barren Island ...
So far, we found very little information about Barren Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barren Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barren Island, please Contact Us.
Barren Island was located on the south coast of Newfoundland (at Placentia Bay).
A typical abbreviation for Barren Island: Barren Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Time Zone: The area where Barren Island 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).
The Area Codes where Barren Island was located: 709 & 879<2>
Communities near Barren Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barren Island.
- Arnolds Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southern Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Harbour
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chance Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cove
- Come By Chance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Come By Chance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Come By Chance
- Bests Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bests Harbour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bests Harbour
- Broad Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coopers Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coopers Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cove
- Tacks Beach ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacks Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacks Beach
- Garden Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barren Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 709 code has been Overlayed with the 879 area code. New phone numbers in the Barren Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Barren Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | 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. |