Explore Colombourg, 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 Colombourg, 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 Colombourg 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 Colombourg.
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 | Colombourg |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Macamic; Abitibi-Ouest |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.74873 |
| Longitude | -79.143771 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERJBA |
Colombourg is a administrative sector in Macamic; Abitibi-Ouest, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Colombourg is located at 48.7487°N, 79.1438°W.
Colombourg rests within the rugged expanse of Abitibi-Ouest, where the horizon pulls wide to accommodate the quiet endurance of the northern sky. It lies 7.9 km south-east of La Sarre, QC (from La Sarre, QC: bearing 145°T), and is situated 10.5 km west of Macamic. The land here holds the stillness of the Canadian Shield, characterized by the low, firm rise of the Coteau Paquin that anchors the terrain against the sweep of the wind. During the autumn months, the light takes on a bruised, violet quality at dusk, turning the fields into vast, silent sheets of copper. While the Rivière La Sarre flows with persistent momentum some 6 km away, the earth in Colombourg feels solid and deliberate, marked by a terrain that waits for the seasons to dictate its mood. Nearby, the presence of Lac Bourbeau, situated 7 km from the center, provides a deep, dark mirror for the clouds, while the more distant Parc national d'Aiguebelle, lying 40 km away, guards the wilder reaches of the horizon. Life in Colombourg reflects the pragmatic spirit of Macamic, defined by a history of clearing the thick boreal brush to make room for the modest, steady work of the farm. The local economy stays tied to the rhythms of the soil and the forest, where the early morning air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth. People here move through their days with a focus that ignores the frantic pace of the south, preferring the reliability of long-established routines. There is a distinct beauty in the way the frost clings to the fence posts in late October, transforming the mundane architecture of the agricultural landscape into something fragile and fleeting. Even as modern industry shifts, Colombourg keeps its character, rooted in the hard-won clarity of a life lived close to the land and the changing weather.
Colombourg s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres basses de l’Abitibi-Ouest, là où le sol semble conserver la mémoire des défrichements acharnés par les pionniers venus bâtir leur existence sur cette glaise tenace. À la lisière de Coteau Paquin, le regard se perd dans une étendue ouverte, balayée par des vents qui portent l’odeur de la terre retournée et des forêts boréales lointaines. La Rivière La Sarre chemine à six kilomètres de là, traçant un ruban sombre dans le relief, tandis que le Lac Bourbeau, situé à sept kilomètres, offre un miroir immobile aux ciels changeants du crépuscule. L’économie locale, forgée dans la rudesse de l’agriculture et le travail du bois, impose un rythme mesuré, presque solennel, qui définit l’identité de Colombourg dans sa quotidienneté. À quarante kilomètres, le Parc national d’Aiguebelle rappelle la puissance sauvage de la géologie régionale, une présence qui impose le respect face à l’immensité du territoire. La lumière déclinante du soir accentue les contours des fermes éparpillées, révélant une beauté austère dans les lignes droites des rangs. Ici, le silence n’est jamais vide, il habite les champs et les battures, soulignant la ténacité de ceux qui ont choisi de cultiver cette terre exigeante sous l’immensité d’un ciel qui ne connaît aucune limite.
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Explore Colombourg, 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: 48.74873, -79.143771. 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 Colombourg includes the postal code (J9Z), 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 Colombourg 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) |