Explore Gourd, 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 Gourd, 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 Gourd 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 Gourd.
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 | Gourd |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.517778 |
| Longitude | -78.3625 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGNOF |
Gourd is a hamlet in Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gourd is located at 48.5178°N, 78.3625°W.
Gourd sits quietly within the expansive, timbered reach of Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville, where the land holds the cool, damp breath of the Abitibi woods. It lies 19.1 km west-south-west of Amos, QC (from Amos, QC: bearing 254°T), and is situated 12.3 km north of Preissac. The landscape near Gourd finds its definition along the Rivière Villemontel, which winds through the terrain with a persistent, dark clarity. Just a few kilometers away, the still waters of Lac à Louis-Gagné mirror the shifting clouds, while the presence of the La Trompeuse nearby adds a rugged edge to the local topography. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised violet, catching the tops of the spruce trees and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the more distant, protected reaches of Parc national d'Aiguebelle. The air carries the scent of balsam and wet earth, grounding the senses in a geography that feels both ancient and deeply settled. Life in Gourd has long been defined by the stubborn vitality of the northern forest and the seasonal shifts of the land. The economy remains rooted in the extraction and management of these resources, mirroring the traditional industries that first brought people to this part of the province. While the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons, there is a particular focus in the tasks at hand, whether in the maintenance of local roads or the careful tending of the surrounding woodland. The history of Gourd is found in the quiet labor of those who cleared the brush and worked the timber, leaving behind a legacy of resilience. Even now, the spirit of the place is marked by a certain stoic grace, visible in the way the morning mist clings to the banks of the Rivière Villemontel before the sun rises high enough to pull it away.
Gourd s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres basses de l’Abitibi, là où la lumière décline en longs rubans ambrés sur les champs qui bordent la Rivière Villemontel. Dans le silence de ces plaines, le sol garde le souvenir des défricheurs venus bâtir une existence sur l’argile lourde, transformant la rudesse des forêts en parcelles cultivées avec une opiniâtreté sourde. À proximité de La Trompeuse, les eaux de la rivière avancent avec une lenteur calculée, dictant le rythme d’une vie qui ignore l’agitation des grands centres. Le Lac à Louis-Gagné, dissimulé dans une échancrure du terrain à quelques lieues de là, semble veiller sur la quiétude des environs tandis que le Parc national d'Aiguebelle, situé à une distance respectueuse, rappelle la puissance sauvage d’un territoire qui ne se laisse apprivoiser qu’à demi. Gourd demeure un espace de plain-pied avec le ciel, où les habitations se regroupent comme pour se protéger du vent du nord, témoignant d’une persistance silencieuse. Ici, chaque soir, l’air se rafraîchit d’une humidité propre aux zones humides, enveloppant les bâtiments et les chemins de terre d’une aura de solitude ancienne, celle-là même qui définit l’horizon de ceux qui ont choisi de rester.
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Explore Gourd, 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: 48.517778, -78.3625. 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 Gourd includes the postal code (J9T), 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 Gourd 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) |