Explore Cantic, 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 Cantic, 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 Cantic 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 Cantic.
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 | Cantic |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lacolle; Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.065 |
| Longitude | -73.349167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFTHR |
Cantic is a locality in Lacolle; Le Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cantic is located at 45.0650°N, 73.3492°W.
Cantic anchors itself firmly along the banks of the Rivière Richelieu, a position that defines the character of the land as it stretches toward the silhouette of the Montagne à Roméo. It lies 27.8 km south-south-west of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC (from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC: bearing 196°T), and is situated 14.4 km south-south-east of Napierville. The air here holds a particular weight, heavy with the scent of damp earth and the slow, deliberate movement of the current as it pushes northward. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the light flattens against the water, turning the surface into a mirror that reflects the low, persistent clouds shifting over the fields. The terrain, defined by the convergence of the Rivière Lacolle and the larger river, is marked by a flatness that forces the eye to focus on the horizon, where the sky meets the dark, sturdy line of the trees. The history of Cantic rests on its proximity to the water, a route that once dictated the movement of goods and people through this part of Le Haut-Richelieu. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, with fields that have been tilled for generations yielding to the seasonal shifts of a climate that demands resilience. Life in Cantic follows the demands of the seasons, characterized by the steady maintenance of homesteads and the seasonal migration of water birds that congregate near the riverbanks. The local character is defined by a sense of permanence, an awareness that the land—shaped by the intersection of the Rivière Lacolle and the Rivière Richelieu—is a functional, working geography. Even as the modern world shifts around it, Cantic preserves a stillness that settles over the landscape when the wind dies down and the water turns glassy and black.
Cantic s’étire avec une langueur paisible le long de la Rivière Richelieu, là où les eaux se chargent des reflets cuivrés du crépuscule. La terre, fertile et généreuse, porte les souvenirs des premières occupations agricoles qui ont façonné cette plaine, tandis que la proximité de la Rivière Lacolle apporte une fraîcheur constante aux jardins et aux vergers environnants. Non loin, la silhouette de la Montagne à Roméo domine le panorama, offrant une présence protectrice et immuable à cet horizon dégagé. L’air y est souvent saturé d’une humidité légère, caractéristique des basses terres, qui semble ralentir le rythme des jours et rendre chaque geste plus attentif. Cantic conserve dans ses chemins de campagne le calme d’une vie tournée vers le cycle des récoltes, loin du tumulte des grands centres urbains. Les ombres s’allongent sur les berges, soulignant le tracé sinueux des cours d’eau qui ont longtemps servi de voies de passage essentielles. Ici, le ciel occupe une place prépondérante, s’ouvrant largement au-dessus des champs et des demeures, invitant au silence et à la contemplation d’une nature qui, sans artifice, dicte la mesure du quotidien.
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Explore Cantic, 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: 45.065, -73.349167. 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 Cantic 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 Cantic 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) |