Explore Aytiwawastach, 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 Aytiwawastach, 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 Aytiwawastach 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 Aytiwawastach.
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 | Aytiwawastach |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-d'Hudson; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 55.063611 |
| Longitude | -74.497222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJYEN |
Aytiwawastach is a locality in Baie-d'Hudson; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Aytiwawastach is located at 55.0636°N, 74.4972°W.
Aytiwawastach rests upon the vast, exposed granite of the Canadian Shield, a landscape defined by the austere, enduring quiet of the subarctic. It lies 208.0 km east of Kuujjuarapik, QC (from Kuujjuarapik, QC: bearing 95°T), and is situated 21.6 km north-north-east of Atikamakw Pachistiwakan. Lac Taraton lies a mere three kilometers away, its surface often mirroring the pale, thinning light that defines the northern dusk. The Grande rivière de la Baleine traces a path through the wilderness about 20 kilometers from the heart of the site, its presence felt in the way the wind carries a sharp, metallic chill across the lichen-covered rock. Aytiwawastach exists in a zone where the earth holds its breath, the terrain marked by low-lying scrub and the persistent, unforgiving reach of the cold. The history of the region is held in the seasonal movements of those who have navigated this rugged expanse for generations, adapting to the harsh demands of a climate that dictates the pace of survival. Life here demands a keen observation of the shifting horizon, where the land and sky meet in a stark, monochromatic clarity. While modern influences have reached into the Nord-du-Québec, the essential character of Aytiwawastach stays aligned with the ancient patterns of the north, valuing a resilient, pragmatic connection to the immediate environment. Daily existence is shaped by the necessity of preparation, a cycle of gathering and foresight that honors the deep, ancestral knowledge of the land’s capacity to both provide and withhold.
Aytiwawastach s’étire dans la rigueur du Nord-du-Québec, là où le sol dénudé garde le silence des vastes étendues boréales. À peine trois kilomètres séparent Aytiwawastach des eaux calmes du Lac Taraton, dont la surface sombre miroite sous un ciel qui semble ne jamais vouloir clore ses paupières. Plus loin, à une vingtaine de kilomètres, la Grande rivière de la Baleine trace son chemin immuable, imposant son rythme lent à la terre gelée. Le climat ici dicte la loi, sculptant des reliefs austères où chaque souffle de vent transporte une mémoire ancienne, celle des peuples qui ont appris à lire la toundra comme on déchiffre un livre ouvert. La lumière du crépuscule, d’une clarté presque cruelle, souligne les aspérités du terrain tandis que le froid raffermit les liens entre ceux qui habitent ces contrées reculées. Dans cette immensité, la vie se concentre sur les gestes simples, une endurance héritée des traditions ancestrales qui persistent malgré la rudesse des éléments. Les horizons infinis se perdent dans une brume légère, laissant Aytiwawastach à sa solitude majestueuse, protégée par le voisinage des eaux qui dominent le paysage boréal avec une constance souveraine.
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Explore Aytiwawastach, 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: 55.063611, -74.497222. 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 Aytiwawastach includes the postal code (J0Y), 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 Aytiwawastach 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) |