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.

Area Codes for Capstan Island: 709 & 879<1>

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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blanc Sablon
  • From Capstan Island to 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to L'Anse au Loup
  • From Capstan Island to L'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 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forteau
  • From Capstan Island to Forteau
• 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 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flowers Cove
  • From Capstan Island to Flowers Cove
• 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 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Bay
  • From Capstan Island to Red Bay
• L'Anse au Clair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse au Clair
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to L'Anse au Clair
  • From Capstan Island to 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 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinware
  • From Capstan Island to Pinware
• East Saint Modeste ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Modeste
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Saint Modeste
  • From Capstan Island to East Saint Modeste
• L'Anse Amour
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Amour
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to L'Anse Amour
  • From Capstan Island to L'Anse Amour
• English Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to English Point
  • From Capstan Island to 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.