Explore Cherbourg, 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 Cherbourg, 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 Cherbourg 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 Cherbourg.
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 | Cherbourg |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Méchins; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.908611 |
| Longitude | -66.999444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EFWUU |
Cherbourg is a hamlet in Les Méchins; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Cherbourg is located at 48.9086°N, 66.9994°W.
Cherbourg sits nestled within the rugged topography of Les Méchins, defined by the ascent toward the Côte à Bouleaux where the earth rises to meet a vast, often restless sky. It lies 30.9 km south-west of Cap-Chat, QC (from Cap-Chat, QC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 13.1 km east-south-east of Grosses-Roches. The land surrounding Cherbourg holds a quiet, austere beauty, particularly at dusk when the fading light catches the slopes and turns the horizon into a muted charcoal sketch. To the south, the deep, still waters of Lac à Rosaire provide a reflective stillness, while the Petite rivière Matane meanders through the landscape some six kilometers away, carving its path through the resilient terrain. The air here carries a persistent, crisp edge, a reminder of the shifting seasons that dictate the pace of life in La Matanie. Settled by those who sought a life defined by the land’s raw capability, Cherbourg remains rooted in the traditions of forestry and agricultural toil that have long sustained families in this part of Quebec. The local economy persists through a deliberate engagement with the forest and the earth, mirroring the endurance of the generations who first established these homesteads. Visitors and residents alike find a particular clarity in the solitude of the region, where the demands of the day are met with a stoic, practical grace. In the quiet hours, the isolation of Cherbourg offers a rare vantage point, allowing the textures of the northern woods and the distant movement of water to define the character of the day.
Cherbourg s'étire sur les terres hautes de la Matanie, là où le relief se plie avec une retenue toute nordique sous un ciel souvent vaste et changeant. À proximité de la Côte à Bouleaux, le sol garde la mémoire des efforts de défrichement qui ont façonné cette contrée, où l'agriculture a longtemps dicté la cadence des jours. La Petite rivière Matane serpente à une distance mesurée, apportant une fraîcheur constante à la vallée, tandis que le Lac à Rosaire offre un miroir immobile à la lumière déclinante de la fin du jour. Dans le silence de ces étendues, Cherbourg conserve une allure de repli serein, portée par une géographie qui exige de ses habitants une patience humble face aux rigueurs de la terre. Les maisons semblent s'ajuster à la topographie accidentée, tournées vers un horizon où la forêt et les champs se disputent les nuances de vert avant que le soir ne vienne estomper les contours. Ici, chaque sentier et chaque courbe du terrain racontent une persévérance silencieuse, celle d'une vie rythmée par la proximité des eaux paisibles et le souffle constant qui balaie les plateaux, conférant à l'ensemble une dignité sauvage, presque austère, qui refuse de se laisser apprivoiser par le tumulte extérieur.
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Explore Cherbourg, 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: 48.908611, -66.999444. 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 Cherbourg includes the postal code (G4W), 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 Cherbourg 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) |