Welcome to Great Placentia ...
So far, we found very little information about Great Placentia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Great Placentia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Great Placentia, please Contact Us.
The coastal town of Great Placentia was located on the south coast of Newfoundland (at Placentia Bay).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Great Placentia is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Great Placentia 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 Great Placentia was located: 709 & 879<3>
Communities near Great Placentia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Placentia.
- Dunville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunville
- Fox Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
- Colinet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colinet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colinet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colinet <5>
- Argentia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Barasway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Barasway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Barasway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barasway
- Ship Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
- Ship Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
- Gooseberry Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Great Placentia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Placentia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Great Placentia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Great Placentia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |