Explore Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, 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 Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. 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 Northwest Territories or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sachs Harbour 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 Sachs Harbour.
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 | Sachs Harbour |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Northwest Territories (NT) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 71.9867 |
| Longitude | -125.2505 |
| Population | 104 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | X0E |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | LAUSB |
Sachs Harbour is a hamlet in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Sachs Harbour is located at 71.9867°N, 125.2505°W.
Sachs Harbour rests upon the edge of the Arctic coast, a place where the land meets the sea with a stark, quiet clarity. It lies 296.4 km north of Paulatuk, NT (from Paulatuk, NT: bearing 352°T), and is situated 299.6 km west-north-west of Ulukhaktok. The terrain here is defined by the proximity of the Imnaugaluit Hills, which offer a rugged silhouette against the immense northern sky, while the Sachs River winds its way toward the icy waters. Near the settlement, the stillness of the air is punctuated by the shifting light of the sun, which casts long, pale shadows across the tundra. Picnic Lake, situated just a few kilometers from the heart of Sachs Harbour, adds a singular, reflective stillness to the surrounding landscape, mirroring the vastness of the horizon. The history of Sachs Harbour is rooted in the traditional knowledge of the Inuvialuit, who have long moved across these lands with an intimate understanding of the cycles of the Arctic. Economy and survival here have historically centered on the harvest of the land and the sea, with trapping and hunting providing the foundational sustenance for those who call this coast home. Modern life in Sachs Harbour continues to balance these ancestral practices with the demands of a changing climate, as the community navigates the seasonal transitions of the ice and the migrations of wildlife. The persistence of these ways of life ensures that the knowledge of the elders remains a living presence, guiding the daily efforts of those who work to maintain their connection to the environment. Cultural life in Sachs Harbour is marked by a deep respect for the land and the endurance required to thrive in such a remote reach of the north. Community gatherings often center on the sharing of harvests and the passing down of stories, keeping the heritage of the region vibrant through the long, dark winters and the brief, brilliant summers. While Sachs Harbour does not host large institutions or famous public figures in the conventional sense, the quiet strength of its residents serves as a defining characteristic of the settlement. The atmosphere is one of profound patience, where the simple act of watching the weather or preparing for the next season holds a weight and beauty that is understood by all who live under the expansive, clear northern light.
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Explore Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, 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: 71.9867, -125.2505. 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 Sachs Harbour includes the postal code (X0E), telephone area code (867). 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 Sachs Harbour 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) |