Explore Kirkdale, 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 Kirkdale, 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 Kirkdale 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 Kirkdale.
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 | Kirkdale |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Ulverton; Le Val-Saint-François |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.706389 |
| Longitude | -72.216944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGVPR |
Kirkdale is a hamlet in Ulverton; Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Kirkdale is located at 45.7064°N, 72.2169°W.
Kirkdale sits quietly within the Colline McArthur, cradled by a landscape that holds the weight of the seasons in its rolling, verdant rise. It lies 23.0 km west-south-west of Val-des-Sources, QC (from Val-des-Sources, QC: bearing 250°T), and is situated 7.1 km north-west of Richmond. The Rivière Saint-François carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its current providing a steady, low-frequency hum that defines the local atmosphere. In the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and honeyed, clinging to the ridges of the Colline McArthur before slipping down toward the water. Lac Lebeau waits seven kilometres away, a still mirror reflecting the deep greens and shifting greys of the sky, grounding the expanse in a sense of patient permanence. The air in Kirkdale carries a crisp, mineral edge, sharpened by the proximity of the river and the vast, open fields that define the immediate horizon. History in Kirkdale lingers in the quiet persistence of its agricultural foundations, where the land has long dictated the habits of those who tend it. The economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth, as small-scale production and local stewardship define the daily labor of its inhabitants. Life here follows the sun and the shifting temperament of the Rivière Saint-François, moving with a focus that ignores the frantic pace of larger centers. While the wider world shifts, the people of Kirkdale maintain a tradition of working the soil with a steady, calloused hand, finding a particular beauty in the way the frost retreats from the furrows each spring.
Kirkdale s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les pentes douces de la Colline McArthur, observant le passage lent de la Rivière Saint-François qui sculpte le paysage de ses méandres persistants. Dans ce secteur de Ulverton, la lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les terres agricoles, révélant une topographie où le labeur des générations passées a laissé des traces dans la terre sombre et fertile. Le silence qui enveloppe Kirkdale possède une épaisseur particulière, seulement troublée par le souffle du vent qui descend des hauteurs vers les basses terres, là où l’eau alimente une vitalité ancestrale. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Lebeau conserve une immobilité minérale, offrant un contraste saisissant avec le courant constant de la rivière voisine qui a longtemps dicté le rythme des activités industrielles locales. Les bâtiments érigés sur ces terres conservent une architecture sobre, rappelant une époque où le bois et l’industrie locale façonnaient l’existence quotidienne des résidents. Les racines de cette terre puisent dans une mémoire rurale où chaque parcelle de terrain porte le poids d'un héritage bâti par des mains courageuses, tandis que l’horizon, dégagé et pur, souligne l'étendue paisible du Val-Saint-François.
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Explore Kirkdale, 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: 45.706389, -72.216944. 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 Kirkdale includes the postal code (J2A), 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 Kirkdale 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) |