Explore Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grande Cache, Alberta. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Alberta or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Grande Cache and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Grande Cache.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Grande Cache |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 56,57-8-W6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.888056 |
| Longitude | -119.118611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T7V |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | IAHMD |
Grande Cache is a hamlet in 56,57-8-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Grande Cache is located at 53.8881°N, 119.1186°W.
Grande Cache rests upon a high plateau where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. It lies 94.7 km north-east of McBride, AB (from McBride, AB: bearing 46°T), and is situated 31.2 km west of Muskeg River. The terrain is defined by the Syncline Hills, which stand as silent sentinels above the Sulphur River as it carves its passage through the rugged floor of the valley. To the west, the reflection of the sky upon Victor Lake captures the shifting hues of late afternoon, while the broader expanse of Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park offers a quiet sanctuary for the wilder elements of the region. The light here has a way of lingering, catching the tops of the trees and holding the landscape in a long, golden suspension before the shadows deepen into the cool blues of evening. The history of Grande Cache is defined by the extraction of resources from the earth, a pursuit that has shaped the local economy and the daily lives of those who dwell among these peaks. Mining operations have long provided the structural backbone for the settlement, drawing families to the region to work in the coal industry that remains a presence in the local economy. This focus on industry gives the settlement a distinct gravity, a sense of purposeful labor that persists despite the changing demands of the modern world. The houses are positioned to overlook the vast, rising slopes, and the rhythm of the work day is marked by the steady, mechanical pulse of equipment echoing against the hillsides. Cultural life in Grande Cache carries the quiet resilience of a settlement positioned at the frontier of the high country. Residents often find their leisure in the natural environment, whether navigating the trails near the Sulphur River or gathering in spaces that emphasize a shared connection to the surrounding wilderness. The character of the people is marked by a certain fortitude, reflecting the demands of living in a climate where the winters are long and the snow settles deep and undisturbed. There is a profound stillness in the air during the mid-winter months, a silence that settles over the rooftops and the nearby hills, reminding everyone of the immense scale of the landscape that surrounds them.
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Explore Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.888056, -119.118611. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Grande Cache includes the postal code (T7V), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Grande Cache is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |