Explore Bedford, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bedford, 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 Bedford 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 Bedford.
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 | Bedford |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bedford; Brome-Missisquoi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.120924 |
| Longitude | -72.987621 |
| Population | 658 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFMFP |
Bedford is a town in Bedford; Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Bedford is located at 45.1209°N, 72.9876°W.
Bedford sits quietly within the fertile expanse of the Brome-Missisquoi region, cradled by the land near the Colline Fox. It lies 29.3 km south-east of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC (from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC: bearing 134°T), and is situated 5.9 km south-south-west of Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge. The Rivière aux Brochets traces a deliberate path through this landscape, its waters mirroring the changing light that settles over the fields at dusk, turning the horizon into a muted spectrum of violet and bruised gold. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain maintains a steady, watchful presence, while the distant, mist-softened silhouette of the Colline Fox anchors the view. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and the subtle, metallic tang of the riverbed as it curls toward the horizon. Industry in Bedford grew from the steady pulse of its mills and the demands of the surrounding agricultural plains, maintaining a character defined by persistence and clear-eyed labour. While the Chutes Hunter tumble with a distant, rhythmic roar some eleven kilometres away and the expansive reach of Lac Champlain sits thirteen kilometres to the west, Bedford persists as a hub of local commerce and distinct regional identity. The architecture of the older streets reveals a history of careful craftsmanship, where the daily movements of the people possess a gravity and purpose reflected in the solid, unadorned facades of the buildings. Even as the seasons turn, the residents of Bedford carry on with a quiet, practiced diligence, their lives shaped by the proximity of the water and the enduring, open character of the Quebec countryside.
Bedford s'étire avec une patience tranquille sur les terres fertiles de Brome-Missisquoi, là où la lumière déclinante caresse les pentes douces de la Colline Fox. Les eaux tranquilles de la Rivière aux Brochets traversent le secteur, dessinant un ruban sombre qui rythme le labeur des hommes et le lent cycle des récoltes. À une distance de treize kilomètres, le Lac Champlain insuffle une fraîcheur constante aux brises qui parcourent les champs, tandis que les Chutes Hunter, situées à onze kilomètres, ajoutent au silence des environs le murmure persistant d'une force ancienne. Fondée sur une tradition agricole tenace, Bedford conserve dans ses structures de briques et ses rues ordonnées le souvenir d'une industrie prospère qui a su domestiquer le terrain sans jamais le dompter totalement. Les habitants observent le passage des jours avec cette pudeur réservée propre aux gens du sol, attentifs aux changements de température qui annoncent les travaux à venir ou le repos hivernal. Chaque façade raconte une part de ce labeur quotidien, une persistance qui lie les familles à la terre généreuse, loin des agitations du monde moderne, dans une atmosphère où le temps semble suspendu entre le courant de la rivière et l'immobilité des hauteurs environnantes.
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Explore Bedford, 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: 45.120924, -72.987621. 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 Bedford includes the postal code (J0J), 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 Bedford 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) |