Explore Beaucanton, 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 Beaucanton, 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 Beaucanton 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 Beaucanton.
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 | Beaucanton |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.038333 |
| Longitude | -79.238889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFLRJ |
Beaucanton is a village in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Beaucanton is located at 49.0383°N, 79.2389°W.
Beaucanton sits quietly amidst the vast, enduring wild of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, where the terrain unfolds in muted tones of spruce and low-lying muskeg. It lies 25.9 km north of La Sarre, QC (from La Sarre, QC: bearing 354°T), and is situated 10.2 km east-north-east of Normétal. The land here is defined by the steady, dark presence of the Rivière Turgeon, which flows with a persistent gravity through the lowlands, reflecting the vast sky like a polished blade. Near the Collines Fenouillet, the horizon softens into a series of rolling rises that catch the low-slung northern light, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp earth as dusk settles. Six kilometers away, the still surface of Lac Des Méloizes holds the silence of the boreal forest, a mirror for the towering clouds that drift endlessly over the canopy. Life in Beaucanton is shaped by the stubborn resilience of those who inhabit the fringes of the north, where the cold defines the seasonal turn of the year. The local economy maintains a deep connection to the timbered landscape, drawing its strength from the cycles of forestry that have long sustained the people of this region. Beaucanton carries the quiet dignity of a settlement carved from the bush, where the morning air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine resin and damp stone. Traditions here are kept close, grounded in the practicalities of the north and the deep-seated knowledge of the woods that surround the houses, fostering a way of life that values the stillness of the trees over the noise of the outside world.
Beaucanton s’étire avec une humilité tranquille dans l’immensité de la région d’Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s’attarder davantage sur les terres basses. Le relief s’élève doucement vers les Collines Fenouillet, offrant un horizon qui se dessine avec une sobriété minérale contre le ciel boréal. À proximité, la Rivière Turgeon serpente à travers le paysage, ses eaux sombres dictant le rythme lent d’une existence façonnée par la terre et le bois. Non loin, le Lac Des Méloizes demeure une présence silencieuse, miroir d’une nature sauvage qui impose sa loi aux activités humaines. Beaucanton porte encore les traces d’une ambition pionnière, portée par des hommes venus défricher ces étendues froides pour y bâtir une vie fondée sur le labeur forestier et la persévérance. La texture du sol, lourde et riche, raconte les efforts de ceux qui, dans cette solitude nordique, ont su apprivoiser le climat rigoureux sans jamais chercher à dompter l’espace. Ici, chaque geste quotidien s’inscrit dans une continuité austère, où le froid devient une matière familière, presque une compagne de route. L’air, pur et vif, transporte le parfum des conifères et le souffle humide de la Rivière Turgeon, rappelant que Beaucanton occupe une place singulière, isolée et pourtant intensément vivante, dans le vaste territoire du Nord-du-Québec.
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Explore Beaucanton, 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: 49.038333, -79.238889. 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 Beaucanton includes the postal code (J9Z), 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 Beaucanton 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) |