Welcome to Capstan Island ...

Capstan Island is located on the southeast coast of Labrador (on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the Strait of Belle Isle).

Capstan Island was established in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Capstan Island: Capstan Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Capstan Island 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).

Note: If you travel west from Capstan Island (for example, toward Bonne Esperance (QC)), you will leave Newfoundland Time and cross into the Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The telephone area code for Capstan Island: (709)

Websites for Capstan Island ...

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Capstan Island, the following might be of interest:

Labrador Coastal Drive: www.labradorcoastaldrive.com/

Communities near Capstan Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capstan Island.

• Blanc Sablon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanc Sablon
• L'Anse au Loup
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse au Loup
  • L'Anse au Loup has also been known as:
  • Anse au Loup
• Forteau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forteau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forteau <1>
• Flowers Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowers Cove <1>
• Red Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <1>
• L'Anse au Clair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse au Clair
• Pinware
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinware
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinware <1>
• East Saint Modeste ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Modeste
• L'Anse Amour
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Amour
• English Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Point

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capstan Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capstan Island. 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/