Explore Big Willow-Bed, 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 Big Willow-Bed, 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 Big Willow-Bed 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 Big Willow-Bed.
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 | Big Willow-Bed |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Petit-Mécatina; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.738056 |
| Longitude | -57.591111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | ELCPJ |
Big Willow-Bed is a locality in Petit-Mécatina; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Big Willow-Bed is located at 51.7381°N, 57.5911°W.
Big Willow-Bed rests within a stark, resilient landscape where the low-lying terrain meets the persistent, cold currents of the Rivière Saint-Paul. It lies 45.3 km north-west of Blanc-Sablon, QC (from Blanc-Sablon, QC: bearing 322°T), and is situated 7.3 km north of Flower Pot Farm. The earth here holds a quiet intensity, marked by the proximity of the Colline de la Pointe Green, which rises as a stoic sentinel above the marshy fringes. When the light shifts at dusk, the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen, reflecting the vastness of a sky that seems to press down upon the scrubby, wind-hardened vegetation. Nearby, the stillness of Lac Maxwell, located six kilometers away, offers a contrasting depth of shadow and silence that defines the character of this rugged expanse. Life in Big Willow-Bed follows the ancient, seasonal imperatives of the northern coast, where the movement of the Rivière Saint-Paul dictates the passage of days and the practical needs of the people. The economy has historically looked toward the water, drawing sustenance from the currents that flow through Petit-Mécatina and Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. Here, the air carries a sharp, clean clarity that sharpens the senses, demanding a deliberate pace from anyone traversing the rocky ground. Traditions remain rooted in the seasonal cycles of the coast, reflecting a long-standing endurance that persists without fanfare or excess, mirroring the quiet strength of the land itself.
Big Willow-Bed s’étire avec une humilité minérale sur les terres sauvages de la Basse-Côte-Nord, là où le vent salin sculpte le relief avec une persistance obstinée. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les pentes de la Colline de la Pointe Green, projetant des ombres étirées qui semblent vouloir rejoindre les eaux froides de la Rivière Saint-Paul. À quelques lieues de là, le Lac Maxwell demeure une présence silencieuse, niché dans le creux d’un terrain accidenté où la roche affleure sous une fine couche de lichen. L’existence à Big Willow-Bed suit le rythme des marées et des courants, une cadence imposée par la proximité immédiate de l’estuaire qui dicte encore aujourd'hui la marche des hommes. Ici, la rudesse du climat forge une identité faite de patience, les habitants observant le passage des saisons avec la vigilance de ceux qui connaissent le poids de l’isolement. Les gestes quotidiens se répètent dans cette géographie dépouillée, chaque activité humaine se mesurant à la vastitude de l’horizon maritime. La terre, bien que peu clémente, conserve le souvenir des passages anciens et des traditions marines qui structurent la vie des familles installées sur ces rivages, où la mer et la terre s’unissent dans une nudité austère et magnifique.
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Explore Big Willow-Bed, 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: 51.738056, -57.591111. 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 Big Willow-Bed includes the postal code (G4T), 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 Big Willow-Bed 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) |