Explore Kahnawake, 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 Kahnawake, 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 Kahnawake 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 Kahnawake.
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 | Kahnawake |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Kahnawake; Roussillon |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.414444 |
| Longitude | -73.673611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | H8R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMACH |
Kahnawake is a post office in Kahnawake; Roussillon, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Kahnawake is located at 45.4144°N, 73.6736°W.
Kahnawake occupies a distinct expanse of land along the southern shore of Lac Saint-Louis, where the horizon broadens to meet the water. It lies 14.0 km south-west of Montréal, QC (from Montréal, QC: bearing 222°T), and is situated 8.4 km north-east of Châteauguay. The terrain sits near the modest rise of Le Tertre, while the quiet progress of the Rivière Suzanne winds through the landscape, offering a soft contrast to the wider reach of the lake. At dusk, the light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of the reeds and turning the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. While Chutes Saint-Louis lies some 20 km away and the green reaches of Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville are situated 27 km distant, Kahnawake holds its own quiet gravity, defined by the steady presence of its waterways and the persistence of the earth beneath. Kahnawake serves as the enduring home of the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, a territory that carries the weight of a long and deliberate history. The local economy and daily life move with a focus that balances contemporary industry with the preservation of Mohawk traditions and language. One observes this in the deliberate way people navigate the local roads or gather in shared spaces, where the sound of the Kanienʼkéha tongue persists alongside the modern pulse of commerce. The air in Kahnawake often carries a sharp, clean scent of damp soil and lake breeze, a reminder of the proximity to the shore that has sustained the people for generations. This endurance remains the defining character of the land, a quiet assertion of identity that persists regardless of the changing seasons or the rush of the world beyond its borders.
Kahnawake déploie ses terres fertiles sur les rives apaisées du Lac Saint-Louis, là où le terrain s'élève doucement vers le Tertre pour offrir une perspective unique sur l'horizon. L'air y possède une densité particulière, chargée de l'humidité vive qui s'échappe des eaux de la Rivière Suzanne serpentant à travers le paysage avec une régularité apaisante. Les habitants de Kahnawake entretiennent une relation ancienne avec ce sol, perpétuant des traditions qui honorent la terre ancestrale tout en s'inscrivant dans la modernité du territoire de Roussillon. Au crépuscule, la lumière décline sur les berges en teintes cuivrées, révélant la silhouette des structures qui ponctuent l'espace et soulignent la vitalité de ce peuple mohawk. À une vingtaine de kilomètres, le grondement sourd des Chutes Saint-Louis rappelle la puissance brute des éléments, tandis que le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, situé à une distance similaire, complète l'équilibre géographique de la région. La vie quotidienne se rythme ici selon les courants de l'eau et les exigences de la terre, dans une atmosphère où la fierté culturelle se manifeste par la maîtrise des savoir-faire et une présence affirmée sur ces rivages chargés d'histoire. Chaque détail du relief, des plaines basses jusqu'aux ondulations du terrain, raconte la persévérance de Kahnawake sous un ciel vaste et changeant.
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Explore Kahnawake, 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: 45.414444, -73.673611. 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 Kahnawake includes the postal code (H8R), 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 Kahnawake 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) |