Explore Aston Station, 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 Aston Station, 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 Aston Station 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 Aston Station.
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 | Aston Station |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Wenceslas; Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.183056 |
| Longitude | -72.271667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFJKF |
Aston Station is a hamlet in Saint-Wenceslas; Nicolet-Yamaska, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Aston Station is located at 46.1831°N, 72.2717°W.
Aston Station occupies a quiet stretch of land in Saint-Wenceslas, Nicolet-Yamaska, where the horizon settles into the steady, low-lying posture of the Quebec plains. It lies 27.4 km south-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 130°T), and is situated 10.6 km west-south-west of Daveluyville. The Rivière Bécancour flows with a meditative persistence through this terrain, carrying the cool weight of the north toward the St. Lawrence. Here, the light of dusk clings to the fields, turning the harvested stubble into a pale, reflective gold that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped below the trees. While the landscape remains rooted in its agricultural heritage, the proximity of the Réserve écologique Léon-Provancher, situated about 21 km away, serves as a quiet reminder of the wilder, undisturbed reaches of the province. Further afield, the landscape shifts its character, with Lac Ginette and the Chutes Maddington each resting about 10 km from the center of Aston Station, punctuating the regional geography with distinct pockets of water and motion. The history of Aston Station is tied to the expansion of rail infrastructure that once anchored the economic life of these rural parishes, drawing prosperity from the fertile soil and the movement of goods. Today, the pace of life in Aston Station reflects the steady, predictable cycles of the seasons, where the hum of machinery and the seasonal work of the fields define the passage of time. Residents maintain a connection to the land that is pragmatic and profound, finding beauty in the stark, linear geometry of the farmsteads against the wide sky. Though modern industry has evolved, the spirit of the locale remains focused on the stability of the land and the endurance of its people, who carry on their daily tasks with a focus that is as clear and unyielding as the winter air.
Aston Station s'étire avec une patience tranquille sur les terres basses de Nicolet-Yamaska, où la lumière du crépuscule semble s'attarder sur les sillons fertiles et les granges aux toits métalliques. Le paysage, modelé par une agriculture tenace, s'incline doucement vers les rives de la Rivière Bécancour, dont le courant discret rythme la vie des habitants. À quelques lieues de Plateau Laval, l'air porte souvent une fraîcheur humide, rappelant la proximité du Lac Ginette et la force tranquille des Chutes Maddington qui, dans leur mouvement perpétuel, rappellent aux passants la puissance indomptée des eaux régionales. Les gens ici entretiennent une relation intime avec la terre, héritiers d'une patience paysanne qui ne cherche pas à dompter l'horizon, mais à s'y glisser. Parfois, le silence est rompu par le sifflet lointain d'une locomotive, écho d'une époque ferroviaire qui a façonné le destin de ces lieux. La Réserve écologique Léon-Provancher, située non loin, offre une fenêtre sur une nature plus sauvage, contrastant avec la rigueur géométrique des champs environnants. Aston Station conserve cette identité singulière, faite de labeur quotidien et de vastes ciels changeants, où chaque tournant de route révèle une sérénité que seule une terre profondément enracinée dans son histoire peut offrir à ceux qui savent l'observer.
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Explore Aston Station, 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: 46.183056, -72.271667. 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 Aston Station includes the postal code (G0Z), 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 Aston Station 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) |