Explore Gray Rapids, 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 Gray Rapids, 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 Gray Rapids 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 Gray Rapids.
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 | Gray Rapids |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Northumberland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.770949 |
| Longitude | -65.75948 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E9B |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | DAQRH |
Gray Rapids is a locality in Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gray Rapids is located at 46.7709°N, 65.7595°W.
Gray Rapids holds its position along the banks of the Southwest Miramichi River, defined by the quiet strength of the water and the rising silhouette of Campbelltown Hill. It lies 7.6 km north-east of Miramichi River Valley, NB (from Miramichi River Valley, NB: bearing 48°T), and is situated 7.0 km north-east of Blackville. The land here carries a heavy, damp stillness, where the low evening light catches the surface of the river, turning the currents into ribbons of hammered pewter. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Campbelltown Hill, creating a sheltered basin that traps the scent of spruce and cooling earth. Smiths Lake sits tucked away a few kilometers inland, its surface often undisturbed, serving as a quiet mirror to the expansive, shifting sky that stretches over this portion of the province. Life in Gray Rapids persists with a steady, enduring focus on the rhythms of the Southwest Miramichi River, which has long dictated the flow of local industry and movement. Generations have looked to these waters for their livelihood, and the influence of the river remains visible in the way houses are oriented toward the current, as if waiting for the next seasonal shift. The atmosphere is marked by a profound sense of isolation, where the sounds of the woods and the persistent, low murmur of the rapids occupy the silence. In Gray Rapids, the daily existence is defined by the proximity to the wild, where the forest edge constantly reclaims the margins of the road and the changing seasons dictate the urgency of the work at hand.
Gray Rapids s'étend avec une discrétion presque minérale le long des méandres de la rivière Southwest Miramichi, là où l'eau semble ralentir sa course pour mieux épouser les courbes du terrain. Au-delà des berges, la présence imposante de la colline Campbelltown structure l'horizon, offrant aux habitants un repère immuable sous la lumière changeante du crépuscule. À peine distante de quatre kilomètres, la nappe calme du lac Smiths apporte une respiration différente à cette terre où l'économie, longtemps façonnée par les ressources forestières, se transmet par les gestes simples d'une vie rythmée par les caprices du climat. Les familles qui habitent Gray Rapids connaissent le poids de l'air humide remontant du lit de la rivière et la texture particulière du sol argileux qui borde les chemins. Ici, le quotidien ne cherche pas l'éclat, mais plutôt la permanence des choses bien faites, dans une solitude qui se partage sans mots inutiles. La nature environnante impose son rythme, entre l'ombre portée de la colline Campbelltown et le miroitement discret du lac Smiths, créant une atmosphère où l'histoire se lit dans la patience de ceux qui ont choisi de rester, tournés vers le courant infatigable de la rivière Southwest Miramichi.
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Explore Gray Rapids, 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: 46.770949, -65.75948. 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 Gray Rapids includes the postal code (E9B), 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 Gray Rapids 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) |