Explore Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu, 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 Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu, 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 Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu 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 Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu.
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 | Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.309167 |
| Longitude | -78.435278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKBDH |
Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu is located at 51.3092°N, 78.4353°W.
Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu rests as a quiet passage through the rugged expanse of the Colline Napeu Mausunan, where the earth holds the chill of the north in its stone. It lies 29.2 km south-east of Waskaganish, QC (from Waskaganish, QC: bearing 131°T), and is situated 29.2 km south-east of Meskanu. The terrain here is defined by the steady, dark presence of the Rivière Broadback, which carves a path through the ancient, resistant landscape of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. During the fleeting hours of dusk, the light catches the surface of the water, turning the current into a cold, burnished silver that seems to hold the weight of the silence. Within the Colline Napeu Mausunan, the air carries a sharp, clean clarity that clarifies the silhouette of every spruce and rock, grounding the traveler in a vast, unyielding geography. Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu serves as a marker of the enduring Indigenous heritage of this region, reflecting the long-standing relationship between the land and those who have traversed these routes for generations. The local economy and daily life remain deeply attentive to the seasonal shifts of the Rivière Broadback, which acts as both a source of sustenance and a navigational spine for the region. Traditions here are kept not in archives, but in the persistent knowledge of the terrain, where every turn in the path reflects a deep familiarity with the shifting moods of the northern woods. The stillness of the environment allows for an acute awareness of the wind as it moves through the canopy, a sound that reminds anyone present of the immense, undisturbed scale of the surrounding wilderness.
Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu s'étire avec une noblesse silencieuse sur les pentes de la Colline Napeu Mausunan, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle devant l'immensité du Nord-du-Québec. Les eaux de la Rivière Broadback serpentent à proximité, dessinant un ruban sombre et persistant qui guide le regard vers l'horizon boréal, tandis que la lumière du crépuscule dépose une teinte ambrée sur les reliefs accidentés. Ce territoire, imprégné de la présence séculaire des Cris de Eeyou Istchee, impose un rythme singulier, dicté par la rigueur du climat et la sagesse des anciens qui connaissent chaque repli de ces terres sauvages. La nature y déploie une texture brute, faite de roc et de conifères, offrant à Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu une solitude souveraine qui force l'admiration. Ici, le quotidien se mesure aux pulsations de la Rivière Broadback, dont le courant ininterrompu accompagne les gestes des habitants, véritables gardiens d'un héritage culturel qui transcende les époques. Les soirées sur la Colline Napeu Mausunan révèlent une clarté particulière, presque irréelle, transformant les contours du paysage en une vision dépouillée de tout artifice. Cette existence, partagée entre l'exigence du terrain et la profondeur des traditions, confère à ce lieu une identité indélébile, façonnée par le respect mutuel entre l'humain et les forces élémentaires qui définissent cette contrée du Eeyou Istchee.
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Explore Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu, 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: 51.309167, -78.435278. 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 Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu 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 Etiwaskuhikan Meskanu 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) |