Explore Blue Sea, 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 Blue Sea, 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 Blue Sea 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 Blue Sea.
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 | Blue Sea |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Blue Sea; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.182452 |
| Longitude | -76.059675 |
| Population | 696 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKVLU |
Blue Sea is a municipality in Blue Sea; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Blue Sea is located at 46.1825°N, 76.0597°W.
Blue Sea rests within a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Canadian Shield, where the earth rises in low, forested shoulders that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. It lies 22.2 km south-south-west of Maniwaki, QC (from Maniwaki, QC: bearing 196°T), and is situated 8.2 km west-south-west of Bouchette. The air here carries a sharp, resinous clarity that sharpens the edges of the surrounding pines, while the proximity of the Rivière Gatineau, flowing just 7 km away, introduces a subtle, constant humidity to the evening breeze. Near the stillness of Lac des Atacas, located about 2 km from the center of Blue Sea, the water acts as a dark mirror for the sky, reflecting the transition of seasons with an uncompromising precision. The terrain is marked by these ancient, weathered elevations, and the nearby Réserve écologique de l'Érablière-du-Trente-et-Un-Milles, situated 16 km away, preserves the deep, undisturbed character of the hardwood forests that once defined this entire region. Life in Blue Sea moves in accordance with the demands of the land, shaped by a history of resourcefulness where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the day's labor and rest. The local economy finds its footing in the careful stewardship of the surrounding woods and the quiet, steady maintenance of regional trade that has persisted since the early days of settlement. Residents often find that the stillness of the landscape demands a particular kind of attention, as if the land itself requires one to notice the slight shift in light across a field or the way the wind moves through the canopy before the first frost. This is a region where the heritage of the past remains present in the modest architecture and the deliberate, measured way the inhabitants maintain their connection to the rugged terrain. Through the changing light of the seasons, Blue Sea retains a grounded independence, favoring a life that values the weight of silence and the integrity of the natural world over the haste of larger centers.
Blue Sea déploie ses rives sous une clarté boréale qui semble suspendre le souffle des bois environnants. Le relief, façonné par les âges, s'étire avec une lenteur majestueuse vers la Rivière Gatineau qui serpente à sept kilomètres de distance, insufflant une fraîcheur constante aux terres basses. À proximité, le Lac des Atacas repose dans un silence minéral, offrant ses eaux calmes aux reflets changeants du couchant. Non loin, la Réserve écologique de l'Érablière-du-Trente-et-Un-Milles préserve une forêt dont le feuillage s'enflamme aux premiers frimas, rappelant le labeur des premiers défricheurs venus bâtir leur existence sur ce sol rocailleux. Blue Sea conserve cette dignité des paysages qui ne cherchent pas à plaire, mais à durer. Les habitants y perpétuent un mode de vie rythmé par les exigences de la terre et la proximité des éléments, loin des tumultes urbains. Ici, chaque sentier porte la mémoire des ancêtres et la rudesse bienfaisante des grands espaces québécois. La lumière de fin de journée, en glissant sur les crêtes et les vallons, révèle une harmonie simple entre l'humain et la nature sauvage, transformant chaque soirée en un prolongement naturel du travail accompli.
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Explore Blue Sea, 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: 46.182452, -76.059675. 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 Blue Sea includes the postal code (J9E), 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 Blue Sea 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) |