Explore Barrière-Caribou, 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 Barrière-Caribou, 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 Barrière-Caribou 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 Barrière-Caribou.
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 | Barrière-Caribou |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Guillaume-Nord; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.387222 |
| Longitude | -74.099444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EJFDH |
Barrière-Caribou is a locality in Saint-Guillaume-Nord; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Barrière-Caribou is located at 46.3872°N, 74.0994°W.
Barrière-Caribou rests within the rugged, unyielding terrain of Saint-Guillaume-Nord in the Matawinie region. It lies 48.8 km north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 52°T), and is situated 12.1 km north-east of Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. The landscape here holds a stern, quiet beauty, defined by the dense, dark timber that crowds the rocky earth and the sharp, clean scent of pine needles warming in the sun. Only a kilometer away, the still waters of Lac du Caribou mirror the sky, offering a deep, obsidian reflection that seems to swallow the afternoon light. Further out, the Rivière L'Assomption cuts a path through the wilderness some eight kilometers distant, its current a constant, low murmur against the silence of the woods. While the vast expanse of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant looms twenty kilometers away, the immediate surroundings of Barrière-Caribou remain defined by this intimate proximity to water and stone. Life in Barrière-Caribou follows the seasonal shifts of the northern climate, where the economy has long been shaped by the extraction of natural resources and the careful stewardship of the forest. The people here share a practical understanding of the land, acknowledging the cold that defines their winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the summer months. Historical roots in the region are tied to the movement of timber and the necessity of navigating the difficult topography, a heritage that lingers in the way residents approach their daily work. Even as modern demands change the pace of life, the character of Barrière-Caribou persists, grounded in a quiet endurance that mirrors the ancient, weathered granite beneath the trees.
Barrière-Caribou s’étire sur les terres hautes de la Matawinie, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle sous la pression d’un ciel changeant, vaste et souvent paré des teintes froides du crépuscule. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac du Caribou offre une surface miroitante qui capte la lumière déclinante, prolongeant le silence des forêts environnantes jusque dans les habitations modestes. À huit kilomètres, la Rivière L'Assomption trace un sillon discret à travers le relief, imposant son rythme lent et constant à ce secteur où l’économie, longtemps tournée vers l’exploitation des ressources forestières, conserve une rigueur héritée des anciens bâtisseurs. L’horizon est marqué par la proximité du Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, dont la présence impose une certaine majesté sauvage aux limites du territoire. Les résidents de Barrière-Caribou vivent en harmonie avec cette rudesse climatique qui exige une humilité constante face aux éléments, façonnant une identité où le labeur quotidien se confond avec la rudesse du sol. La lumière y possède une clarté singulière, presque tranchante, qui souligne les textures du bois et de la pierre, rappelant que chaque geste posé ici s'inscrit dans une patience longue, héritée d'une tradition de survie et d'adaptation propre aux paysages de ces latitudes québécoises.
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Explore Barrière-Caribou, 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: 46.387222, -74.099444. 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 Barrière-Caribou includes the postal code (J0T), 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 Barrière-Caribou 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) |