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Welcome to Thorburn Lake ...

A typical abbreviation for Thorburn Lake: Thorburn Lk.

Thorburn Lake is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Thorburn Lake 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).

Area Codes for Thorburn Lake: 709 & 879<2>

Communities near Thorburn Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thorburn Lake.

  • Clarenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarenville - Shoal Harbour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Musgravetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Blandford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Terra Nova
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Muddy Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kings Cove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bunyan's Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Morleys Siding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorburn Lake ...

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

Adding Thorburn Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Thorburn Lake was mentioned on a train schedule titled Published by Canadian National Employee Time Table (November 1987).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorburn Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorburn Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Thorburn Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Thorburn Lake 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.