Explore Elgin, 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 Elgin, 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 Elgin 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 Elgin.
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 | Elgin |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Elgin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.016667 |
| Longitude | -74.266667 |
| Population | 389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ESBIH |
Elgin is a municipality in Elgin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Elgin is located at 45.0167°N, 74.2667°W.
Elgin rests upon a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to hold the weight of the coming evening. It lies 28.6 km south-south-west of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 10.6 km south-west of Huntingdon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling fields, a sensory reminder of the low-lying terrain that characterizes this corner of the world. Nearby, the Rivière Châteauguay flows with a steady, deliberate motion about 7 km away, while the stillness of Lac Moonlight sits tucked into the distance at a 9 km remove. At dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the low ground, turning the fields into a pale, shifting silver that softens the hard edges of the fence lines. The economy of Elgin draws its strength from the deep, dark soil that has long supported the cycle of planting and harvest. Generations have built their lives around the rhythms of the land, maintaining a heritage that values the quiet labor of the farmstead over the clamor of modern industry. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate focus on the seasonal shifts of agriculture, the identity of Elgin stays rooted in the endurance of those who first cleared these tracts. Even today, the hum of machinery across the fields serves as a steady pulse, marking the passage of hours in a landscape that finds its beauty in the straightforward, honest work of the day.
Elgin déploie ses terres fertiles sous un ciel vaste où la lumière de fin de journée semble s'attarder sur les sillons labourés, rappelant la patience des premiers défricheurs qui ont façonné cette terre du Haut-Saint-Laurent. La topographie plane, marquée par la proximité du Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, offre une quiétude particulière aux fermes familiales qui maintiennent vivante la tradition agricole de la région. À quelques kilomètres, le murmure de la Rivière Châteauguay rythme le labeur quotidien tandis que, plus loin encore, les eaux paisibles du Lac Moonlight captent les reflets changeants du crépuscule. Elgin conserve une identité humble, portée par des chemins de campagne où le vent balaie les champs avec une régularité apaisante. Ici, la vie suit le mouvement lent des récoltes et le passage des oiseaux migrateurs au-dessus des horizons dégagés. Les habitants perpétuent un mode de vie sobre, profondément relié à la qualité du sol et à l'immensité de cet espace ouvert qui exige une présence attentive. Dans le silence des soirées, le sol semble exhaler la chaleur accumulée sous le soleil, confirmant que Elgin demeure un espace préservé, loin du tumulte, où chaque geste humain s'ajuste avec respect aux exigences naturelles de ce territoire singulier.
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Explore Elgin, 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: 45.016667, -74.266667. 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 Elgin includes the postal code (J0S), 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 Elgin 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) |