Explore Bois-Blanc, 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 Bois-Blanc, 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 Bois-Blanc 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 Bois-Blanc.
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 | Bois-Blanc |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Justin; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.246389 |
| Longitude | -73.129444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFORN |
Bois-Blanc is a hamlet in Saint-Justin; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Bois-Blanc is located at 46.2464°N, 73.1294°W.
The quiet elevation of Bois-Blanc rises near the Montagne à Zamette, where the earth holds a stillness shaped by the slow turning of the seasons. It lies 22.6 km north of Sorel-Tracy, QC (from Sorel-Tracy, QC: bearing 357°T), and is situated 14.4 km west of Louiseville. The land here breathes with the weight of the forest and the persistent memory of the water, defined by the proximity of Lac du Vieux Moulin just two kilometers away. When the afternoon sun catches the slopes, the light gains a heavy, amber quality that seems to pause over the terrain, highlighting the deep, quiet folds of the ground. While the Rivière l'Ormière flows eight kilometers distant, its presence is felt in the moisture that lingers in the air, feeding the resilient growth of the woods. Nearby, the Chutes de Sainte-Ursule draw the eye six kilometers out, serving as a reminder of the constant, subterranean pull of the land toward the lower valleys. Settlement in Saint-Justin has long relied upon the steady patience required to work this particular stretch of Maskinongé, where the economy remains tied to the land’s natural offerings. Bois-Blanc retains a character born of early agricultural labor, where families built their lives upon the strength of the soil and the cycles of the harvest. The architecture of the older homes reflects a practicality that avoids excess, prioritizing shelter against the bite of the wind. Life here follows the subtle shifts of the day, marked by the smell of woodsmoke in the autumn air and the way the shadows lengthen across the fields at dusk, grounding the people in a daily existence that values endurance over haste.
Bois-Blanc s’étire avec une discrétion minérale entre les ondulations de la Montagne à Zamette, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur particulière sur les terres agricoles de Maskinongé. Dans ce repli du Québec, le souffle de l’air porte une fraîcheur singulière, nourrie par la proximité du Lac du Vieux Moulin qui miroite à peine à deux kilomètres de distance. Le relief, façonné par des siècles de labeur paysan, s’incline doucement vers les lointains fracas des Chutes de Sainte-Ursule, situées à six kilomètres, tandis que la Rivière l’Ormière poursuit son cheminement silencieux à huit kilomètres du centre de ce domaine. Bois-Blanc conserve une identité façonnée par la terre nourricière et le rythme lent des travaux des champs qui dictent encore les gestes de ses habitants. La texture du sol, lourde et généreuse, invite à une contemplation presque immobile lorsque le crépuscule s’attarde sur les boisés environnants, révélant la noblesse d’un paysage qui ne cherche jamais à se donner en spectacle. Ici, le quotidien s’ordonne selon une mesure ancienne, loin de l’agitation, où chaque regard posé sur l’horizon reconnaît la permanence des éléments naturels, ces témoins muets qui veillent sur la quiétude persistante de ce territoire.
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Explore Bois-Blanc, 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: 46.246389, -73.129444. 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 Bois-Blanc includes the postal code (J5V), 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 Bois-Blanc 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) |