Norris Point

Norris Point is a community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Not to be confused with Norris Arm.
Norris Point

North Point
Town
View from the Burnt Hill Hiking Trail
Norris Point
Location of Norris Point in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°31′10″N 57°52′21″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2016)
 • Total670
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709

Located on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland and 10 minutes south of Rocky Harbour, the community hosts a marine biology centre, a pharmacy, a modern health care facility, and several businesses. The community is adjacent to Gros Morne National Park.

Norris Point is located on the northern side of Bonne Bay and is named after one of its first settlers, Neddy Norris, who came to the area with his wife and children between 1789 and 1790. The Norris's apparently disappeared or left the area and consequently there is no official account of their residency.[1]

References
  1. Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-8020-7570-3.


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