Explore Big Hole, New Brunswick, 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 Big Hole, New Brunswick. 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 New Brunswick or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Big Hole 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 Big Hole.
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 | Big Hole |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Northumberland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.04083 |
| Longitude | -65.82947 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E1V |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DAQJE |
Big Hole is a locality in Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Big Hole is located at 47.0408°N, 65.8295°W.
Big Hole occupies a quiet, secluded bend along the Northwest Miramichi River, defined by the rugged rise of the nearby Ashton Hill. It lies 27.8 km west of Miramichi, NB (from Miramichi, NB: bearing 279°T), and is situated 4.8 km south of Sevogle. The terrain here holds a persistent chill in the damp hollows, where the river currents pull against stones and roots with a steady, low-frequency hum. Sunlight often catches the surface of the water in sharp, fleeting splinters of silver before the shadows from the high ground lengthen across the banks. The landscape remains defined by the proximity of Estey Falls, which sends a constant, muffled pulse through the air, while Shaddick Lake sits tucked away in the surrounding woods like a quiet mirror for the sky. Life around Big Hole reflects the long-standing influence of the timber and salmon industries that once drew people to the reaches of the Northwest Miramichi River. While the early camps have faded, the remnants of those seasonal economies linger in the character of the land, marked by the resilience of those who navigated the difficult, forested slopes of the Ashton Hill. During the brief, intense heat of summer, the air carries the scent of resin and silt, a stark contrast to the biting stillness that settles over the water in autumn. Big Hole persists as a waypoint for those who know the hidden paths, where the primary tradition remains a respectful silence kept in the presence of the moving water.
Big Hole déploie ses silences le long des eaux sombres et nerveuses de la rivière Northwest Miramichi, là où la terre s'incline doucement vers la colline Ashton pour épouser les replis du terrain. Dans cette partie de la Northumberland, le crépuscule dépose une lumière de nacre sur les berges, révélant la texture minérale et boisée d'un sol façonné par les gestes anciens des pêcheurs et des forestiers. À quelques kilomètres, le lac Shaddick demeure une étendue immobile, miroir discret d'un ciel souvent changeant, tandis que le fracas lointain des chutes Estey ponctue le souffle régulier de la forêt. Le caractère de Big Hole s'est formé dans la patience des jours, entre la rudesse du climat et la présence constante de ce courant qui charrie autant d'histoires que de bois flotté. Les habitants connaissent le rythme de ces eaux, cette cadence sourde qui dicte le travail et les haltes, perpétuant une relation charnelle avec les reliefs environnants. Ici, le paysage n'est pas un décor, mais une présence qui exige une attention soutenue, une manière d'écouter les bruissements du sous-bois et de lire, dans la courbe de la rivière, le chemin tracé par les générations précédentes sur ces terres fertiles et sauvages.
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Explore Big Hole, New Brunswick, 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: 47.04083, -65.82947. 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 Big Hole includes the postal code (E1V), telephone area code (506). 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 Big Hole 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) |