Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

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Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

Total population

924

Coordinates47.47°, -52.70°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 950 people located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of St. John's. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied by Europeans since at least 1598. During King William's War, the village was raided by French forces in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador

• Mount Pearl
  6.2 mi away
• Bickfordville
  16 mi away
• Wabana
  16.3 mi away
• Freshwater
  16.8 mi away
• Holyrood
  20.9 mi away
• Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
  21.6 mi away
• Ballyhack
  23.4 mi away
• Conception Harbour
  24.4 mi away · pop. 743
• Cupids
  24.8 mi away · pop. 761
• Upper Island Cove
  26.4 mi away · pop. 1,594
• Bryant's Cove
  26.7 mi away · pop. 396
• Clarke's Beach
  27.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

Seen 2026-09-24

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Seen 2026-09-24

Domestic Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Seen 2026-09-24

Marsh Woundwort

Stachys palustris

Seen 2026-09-24

hedge bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Seen 2026-09-24

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Seen 2026-09-24

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Seen 2026-09-24

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-09-24

Eye-spotted Lady Beetle

Anatis mali

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers