Explore Bown, 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 Bown, 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 Bown 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 Bown.
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 | Bown |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bury; Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.478889 |
| Longitude | -71.423333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J1G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFQIK |
Bown is a hamlet in Bury; Le Haut-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Bown is located at 45.4789°N, 71.4233°W.
Bown sits nestled within the rolling topography of Le Haut-Saint-François, where the land rises toward the prominence of Le Pain de Sucre. It lies 17.5 km west of Franceville, QC (from Franceville, QC: bearing 265°T), and is situated 6.1 km east of Bury. The terrain surrounding Bown holds a crisp, clear quality, particularly as the evening light catches the slopes and turns the fields into muted shades of gold and violet. While the Rivière au Saumon flows through the broader region some 9 km away, the immediate surroundings of Bown maintain a quiet, agrarian stillness that defines the experience of the day. Those seeking broader horizons often look toward the distant presence of Parc national du Mont-Mégantic, located 20 km away, which anchors the skyline with its enduring silhouette. Even the presence of Lac Batley, situated 10 km from Bown, contributes to a sense of fluid space, as if the water pulls the cool, damp air across the hills to settle in the hollows. The history of Bown remains tied to the resilient spirit of Bury, where generations have cultivated the soil and adapted to the demands of a changing economy. Life in Bown moves with a deliberate focus, centering on the seasonal work that keeps the local character rooted in the earth. The echoes of early settlement persist in the sturdy architecture of the farmsteads, which stand against the elements with a quiet, functional grace. Whether through the persistent tending of crops or the maintenance of the quiet roads, Bown preserves a tradition of self-reliance that mirrors the rugged beauty of the nearby landscape. This locality values the endurance of its people, finding meaning in the simple, repetitive tasks that mark the passing of the seasons.
Bown s’étire sur les terres vallonnées du Haut-Saint-François, où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s’attarder sur les champs et les rangs qui définissent la physionomie de Bury. À quelques kilomètres, le Pain de Sucre s'élève comme une sentinelle silencieuse au-dessus de ce relief accidenté, offrant une perspective minérale sur un horizon travaillé par des générations de mains agricoles. Dans ce repli du territoire, la Rivière au Saumon serpente avec une lenteur constante, irriguant une mémoire collective façonnée par les défrichements et le labeur acharné. Non loin, le Lac Batley retient les reflets changeants du ciel, tandis que les sommets du Parc national du Mont-Mégantic dessinent, dans la pénombre, une ligne sombre et protectrice à l'horizon. La vie à Bown suit le rythme des cycles agraires, une existence sobre où le silence n’est jamais vide, mais chargé de l’histoire des familles qui ont su apprivoiser ces sols rocailleux. Ici, le froid hivernal ne fait que souligner la solidité des structures et la persistance des traditions locales, maintenues par ceux qui habitent ces plateaux avec une fidélité silencieuse. Chaque détail du paysage, depuis le relief escarpé jusqu’aux eaux calmes qui ponctuent les environs, révèle une identité singulière, forgée par une relation directe avec une nature imposante et généreuse.
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Explore Bown, 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: 45.478889, -71.423333. 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 Bown includes the postal code (J1G), 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 Bown 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) |