Explore L'Anse-à-Benjamin, 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 L'Anse-à-Benjamin, 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 L'Anse-à-Benjamin 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 L'Anse-à-Benjamin.
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 | L'Anse-à-Benjamin |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saguenay; Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.362222 |
| Longitude | -70.8725 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G7B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EFIJZ |
L'Anse-à-Benjamin is a hamlet in Saguenay; Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Anse-à-Benjamin is located at 48.3622°N, 70.8725°W.
L'Anse-à-Benjamin occupies a sheltered reach where the Rivière à Mars meets the broad, cold expanse of the St. Lawrence. It lies 15.8 km east-south-east of Saguenay, QC (from Saguenay, QC: bearing 118°T), and is situated 15.6 km east-south-east of Chicoutimi. The air here holds the sharp, metallic tang of deep water, a scent that clings to the shoreline as the light fades into a bruised violet over the shifting tides. Inland, the terrain rises toward the rugged heights of Parc national des Monts-Valin, though the immediate horizon is marked by the quiet, mirrored surface of Le Grand Lac. In the height of summer, the sun lingers low and amber against the banks, casting long, stark shadows that define the contours of the earth before the evening mist rolls in from the channel. The life of L'Anse-à-Benjamin has long been shaped by the movement of timber and the persistent pull of the river, which carries the weight of local industry and the memory of early settlement. While the roar of Chutes à Gamelin echoes through the surrounding geography as a reminder of the raw power of the landscape, the daily existence here moves with a steady, deliberate focus on the needs of the season. Fishermen and families navigate the shoreline with an intimate knowledge of the currents, their routines grounded in the practicalities of a maritime climate that demands both resilience and patience. Beneath the surface of modern activity, the traditions of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region persist, visible in the way the houses face the water, braced against the wind, waiting for the turn of the tide.
L'Anse-à-Benjamin s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle avant de poursuivre sa course vers le large. La proximité de la Rivière à Mars impose un rythme singulier à ce territoire, ses eaux argentées structurant les déplacements et les souvenirs de ceux qui habitent ces berges habituées aux caprices du climat boréal. À quelques lieues, le Grand Lac dort dans un silence profond, tandis que les Chutes à Gamelin offrent une mélodie constante, presque imperceptible, qui accompagne le travail quotidien des gens de la terre et des travailleurs locaux. L'horizon est dominé par la présence imposante du Parc national des Monts-Valin, dont les sommets gardent une fraîcheur persistante, rappelant aux habitants la rigueur nécessaire pour dompter ce sol exigeant. Dans L'Anse-à-Benjamin, la lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les façades avec une douceur particulière, révélant les textures d'un paysage façonné par une histoire industrielle et agricole tenace. Le vent, chargé de l'humidité du fleuve, circule entre les maisons, portant avec lui le rappel constant des éléments naturels qui définissent l'identité de ce site. Ici, chaque jour se construit dans une sobriété robuste, loin de l'agitation, sous la garde attentive des reliefs lointains et du mouvement immuable des eaux.
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Explore L'Anse-à-Benjamin, 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: 48.362222, -70.8725. 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 L'Anse-à-Benjamin includes the postal code (G7B), 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 L'Anse-à-Benjamin 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) |