Explore Alva, Quebec, 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 Alva, Quebec. 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 Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Alva 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 Alva.
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 | Alva |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sutton; Brome-Missisquoi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.065 |
| Longitude | -72.643611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2K |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKIPN |
Alva is a locality in Sutton; Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Alva is located at 45.0650°N, 72.6436°W.
Alva rests within a quiet fold of the landscape, defined by the rising silhouette of Colline Spruce and the persistent, cool air that settles in the lowlands at dusk. It lies 37.6 km south of Granby, QC (from Granby, QC: bearing 171°T), and is situated 5.1 km south-south-west of Sutton. The surrounding terrain holds a stillness that deepens as the light fades, casting long shadows from the slopes toward the basin where Lac à Jenne rests four kilometers away. Life in Alva moves with a deliberate weight, attuned to the seasonal shifts that turn the earth hard before the deep freeze arrives. Nearby, the Rivière Sutton tracks through the terrain six kilometers from the center, its presence marked by the occasional sound of moving water that carries through the trees. Further out, the distant roar of Chutes Hunter, situated eighteen kilometers away, provides a rare, low-frequency hum that punctuates the otherwise undisturbed silence of the woods. The history of Alva is anchored in the rugged demands of the Brome-Missisquoi region, where the soil and the climate have long dictated the pace of human endeavor. Agriculture and the careful management of timber shaped the early settlement, establishing a character defined by self-reliance and a practical connection to the land. Alva maintains a focus on these traditional rhythms, prioritizing a life that respects the heavy, dark loam and the dense canopy that blankets the nearby ridges. Whether tending to the land or navigating the steep paths near Colline Spruce, those who dwell here find that Alva demands a patient engagement with the natural world, rewarding those who observe the subtle transitions of the seasons.
Alva se déploie avec une humilité certaine sur le relief accidenté des Cantons-de-l’Est, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle sous l’ombre bienveillante de la Colline Spruce. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Jenne capte les derniers éclats d’un jour déclinant, offrant une surface lisse qui miroite tandis que le silence s’installe sur les rangs. La Rivière Sutton serpente plus loin dans la vallée, dessinant une frontière naturelle qui a longtemps dicté le rythme des travaux agricoles et le tracé des chemins de terre. Plus éloignées, les Chutes Hunter ponctuent le silence du paysage par le murmure constant de leur dévalée, rappelant la force ancienne des eaux qui façonnent les parois rocheuses. L’air, chargé d'une humidité fraîche, porte en lui cette odeur de terre travaillée et de conifères qui définit l’identité profonde d’Alva. Les habitants, héritiers d’une ténacité silencieuse, entretiennent des terres où chaque pierre déplacée raconte un effort quotidien pour dompter un sol exigeant. La lumière, lorsqu’elle glisse le long des pentes au crépuscule, révèle les textures brutes du granit et la souplesse des hautes herbes, rendant à Alva une noblesse sobre que seule la patience des saisons parvient à polir avec une telle précision.
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Explore Alva, Quebec, 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: 45.065, -72.643611. 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 Alva includes the postal code (J2K), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). 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 Alva 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) |