Explore Val Quentin, 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 Val Quentin, 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 Val Quentin 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 Val Quentin.
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 | Val Quentin |
| Type | Summer Village |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 16,21-54-3-W5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.668889 |
| Longitude | -114.376667 |
| Population | 158 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T7Z |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | IAOBE |
Val Quentin is a summer village in 16,21-54-3-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Val Quentin is located at 53.6689°N, 114.3767°W.
Val Quentin rests as a quiet sanctuary where the Sturgeon River traces a persistent, winding path through the Alberta landscape. It lies 33.8 km west-north-west of Spruce Grove, AB (from Spruce Grove, AB: bearing 292°T), and is situated 2.0 km west-south-west of Alberta Beach. The water carries a cold, clear clarity that defines the local atmosphere, reflecting the pale northern sky as it moves past the low-lying banks. While the expansive silence of the surrounding terrain suggests a vast distance, the presence of Lac Ste. Anne just 7 km away provides a familiar, steady anchor for the horizon. A short distance further, the landscape shifts toward the natural expanse of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park, which sits 14 km away and offers a different perspective on the region's glacial legacy. During the transition of dusk, the light lingers upon the surface of the river, turning the reeds into dark silhouettes against the cooling air. Settlement in Val Quentin reflects a history of slow, deliberate growth, shaped by the practical needs of those who looked to the river for connection and sustenance. The local economy remains grounded in the quiet productivity of the land, with the daily life of Val Quentin maintaining a focus on the seasonal shifts of the environment. Residents engage with their surroundings through a tradition of stewardship, observing the subtle changes in the river’s height and the migration of wildlife that shares the vicinity. Even as modernity touches the edges of the region, the character of the place persists in the straightforward simplicity of its architecture and the modest, persistent industry of its inhabitants.
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Explore Val Quentin, 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: 53.668889, -114.376667. 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 Val Quentin includes the postal code (T7Z), 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 Val Quentin 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) |