Explore Chiman Uchimaskwaw, 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 Chiman Uchimaskwaw, 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 Chiman Uchimaskwaw 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 Chiman Uchimaskwaw.
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.
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| Place | Chiman Uchimaskwaw |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 52.523333 |
| Longitude | -78.636111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJIBZ |
Chiman Uchimaskwaw is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Chiman Uchimaskwaw is located at 52.5233°N, 78.6361°W.
Chiman Uchimaskwaw rests within the vast, quiet expanse of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, where the land meets the northern waters of the St. Lawrence. It lies 31.8 km north-north-west of Eastmain, QC (from Eastmain, QC: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.0 km west-north-west of Asikunitakupuch. The terrain surrounding Chiman Uchimaskwaw is defined by the proximity of the Rivière Varin, which draws a cold, clear silver line across the earth. Nearby, the Colline Kapiskwapiskasi rises with a stoic permanence, catching the low-slanting sun that turns the granite faces into mirrors of pale copper at dusk. Just a short distance away, Lac Wakwakwapin holds the stillness of the boreal sky in its depth, reflecting the transition of seasons that dictates the pace of life here. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and damp stone, a reminder of the immense, uncrowded wild that presses against the edges of the settlement. Generations of Indigenous knowledge inform the character of Chiman Uchimaskwaw, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of the land and the stewardship of the surrounding waterways. Daily life moves in alignment with the shifting ice and the migration of wildlife, maintaining a continuity that honors the deep history of the region. Local traditions are practiced with a quiet dedication, often centered around the resources provided by the Rivière Varin and the surrounding timberlands. Even as modern tools and methods find their way into the hands of those who live here, the identity of Chiman Uchimaskwaw stays anchored to the rugged reality of the north, preserving a way of being that values observation, patience, and a profound respect for the natural world.
Chiman Uchimaskwaw s'étend avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent du nord sculpte l'horizon avec une rigueur ancienne. Le regard se porte instinctivement vers la silhouette imposante de la Colline Kapiskwapiskasi, sentinelle immobile qui domine les terres basses et les eaux froides de la Rivière Varin. À peine à deux kilomètres de distance, le Lac Wakwakwapin recueille la lumière déclinante du soir, renvoyant un éclat argenté sur les berges où la vie crie son attachement à ces espaces immenses de Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. Dans ce décor austère, Chiman Uchimaskwaw puise sa force dans une présence au monde qui ignore le superflu, préférant la sagesse des marées et le murmure des courants qui charrient les souvenirs des ancêtres. Les habitants observent le passage des heures sous un ciel qui semble ne jamais finir, trouvant dans la texture rugueuse de la terre et le calme des eaux une continuité essentielle. Ici, l'existence se mesure à la patience du climat et à la persistance du paysage, offrant à ceux qui demeurent une forme de paix austère, façonnée par l'immensité du Nord-du-Québec.
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Explore Chiman Uchimaskwaw, 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: 52.523333, -78.636111. 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 Chiman Uchimaskwaw includes the postal code (J0Y), 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 Chiman Uchimaskwaw 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) |