Explore Compton, 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 Compton, 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 Compton 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 Compton.
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 | Compton |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Compton; Coaticook |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.242277 |
| Longitude | -71.827393 |
| Population | 3,270 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J1A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EPWEB |
Compton is a municipality in Compton; Coaticook, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Compton is located at 45.2423°N, 71.8274°W.
The village of Compton rests within a landscape defined by the modest reach of the Colline Haskell and the persistent, low-voiced currents of the Rivière Coaticook. It lies 12.1 km north of Coaticook, QC (from Coaticook, QC: bearing 352°T), and is situated 6.3 km south-east of Waterville. The earth here holds the damp coolness of the valley, where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the rising slopes, turning the fields into quiet, amber stages. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the land stretches toward the distant, shadowed silhouette of Parc national du Mont-Orford, while the hidden waters of Lac Cotnoir and the restless rush of Les Cascades mark the wider, wilder edges of the terrain. The history of Compton rises from the deep, fertile soil that has long sustained a robust agricultural life, grounding the economy in the seasonal cycles of harvest and growth. Families have tended these acres for generations, building a life that remains anchored to the changing moods of the Rivière Coaticook and the demands of the weather. The pace of life in Compton follows the sun, moving with a steady, deliberate intention that values the weight of a hand-hewn fence or the specific, sharp scent of frost on autumn hay. This is a place that keeps its own counsel, where the daily labor of the farm and the quiet endurance of the Colline Haskell shape the character of those who live beneath its wide, open sky.
Compton s’étire avec une patience tranquille sur les terres fertiles qui bordent la rivière Coaticook, là où le sol semble retenir encore la chaleur des longs travaux de la terre. À l’approche de la Colline Haskell, le relief s’accentue doucement, offrant aux regards une perspective changeante sur les champs qui ont façonné l’identité agricole de la région. L’air, souvent vif et porteur des parfums de la terre labourée, porte le souvenir des pionniers qui ont défriché ces espaces pour y bâtir des fermes solides, aujourd’hui encore garantes de la vitalité locale. À mesure que le jour décline, une lumière dorée se pose sur les courbes du terrain, soulignant la sérénité de ce coin de pays où la vie suit le rythme lent des récoltes. Les résidents de Compton apprécient la proximité des vastes espaces naturels, tels que le Lac Cotnoir, Les Cascades ou encore le Parc national du Mont-Orford, qui ponctuent l’horizon sans jamais briser le calme de la vallée. Ici, la tradition se transmet par le travail acharné et le maintien d’un patrimoine bâti qui défie les années, conférant à Compton une prestance naturelle et une authenticité que seule la constance peut forger.
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Explore Compton, 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: 45.242277, -71.827393. 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 Compton includes the postal code (J1A), 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 Compton 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) |