Explore Grande-Plaine, 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 Grande-Plaine, 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 Grande-Plaine 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-Plaine.
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-Plaine |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Gloucester |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.983333 |
| Longitude | -64.533333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E8T |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DBEJT |
Grande-Plaine is a locality in Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Grande-Plaine is located at 47.9833°N, 64.5333°W.
Grande-Plaine anchors itself firmly along the edge of the Atlantic coast, where the salt air defines the sharpening of the senses. It lies 22.7 km north-north-east of Île-de-Lamèque, NB (from Île-de-Lamèque, NB: bearing 22°T), and is situated 5.3 km north-north-east of Miscou Centre. The land surrounding Grande-Plaine holds a quiet, austere beauty, marked by the proximity of Lac Chiasson, which sits just two kilometers inland as a cool, still eye reflecting the shifting northern sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the terrain opens into expansive stretches of earth that feel scrubbed clean by the wind, occasionally punctuated by the distant, steady presence of the Landrys River flowing seven kilometers away toward the sea. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows that pull the texture of the coastal grasses into sharp relief against the darkening horizon. Life in Grande-Plaine moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the Atlantic, a pattern established by generations who looked to the water for their sustenance and livelihood. The local economy relies on this deep connection to the maritime environment, where the rhythms of the tides dictate the day’s work and the cycles of harvest. Traditions here remain anchored in the resilience of those who settled this rugged coastline, favoring a practical, grounded way of life over the noise of modern expansion. While the pace of the day is dictated by the elements, there is a distinct, understated pride in the endurance of Grande-Plaine, a settlement that persists by honoring the simple, elemental truths of the Atlantic shore.
Grande-Plaine s’étire le long de la côte atlantique, là où l’air salin imprègne chaque pierre et chaque clôture de bois grisé par les embruns. Le terrain, façonné par les vents venus du large, porte en lui la rigueur et la patience des familles acadiennes qui ont défriché ce sol ingrat pour en extraire une subsistance modeste. À seulement deux kilomètres, les eaux du Lac Chiasson stagnent dans un calme absolu, offrant un miroir aux pins qui bordent ses rives, tandis que la rivière Landrys poursuit sa course lente à sept kilomètres de là, serpentant à travers un relief où la terre rencontre l'immensité marine. Grande-Plaine vit au rythme des marées, dans une économie longtemps tournée vers les récoltes de la mer et les travaux de la terre, conservant dans ses chemins de terre et ses maisons modestes une authenticité farouche. Au crépuscule, la lumière se fige sur les champs, révélant une étendue où le ciel semble peser de tout son poids sur l'horizon, rappelant aux habitants la fragilité de leur présence face à l'océan immense. Ici, la vie ne s'embarrasse pas de fioritures, elle se déploie avec la constance des marées qui façonnent quotidiennement le rivage, laissant les hommes et les femmes poursuivre une existence silencieuse, tournée vers la pérennité de leurs traditions.
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Explore Grande-Plaine, 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: 47.983333, -64.533333. 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-Plaine includes the postal code (E8T), 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 Grande-Plaine 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) |