Explore L'Île-Merrill, 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'Île-Merrill, 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'Île-Merrill 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'Île-Merrill.
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'Île-Merrill |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.87 |
| Longitude | -74.340556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGRXP |
L'Île-Merrill is a hamlet in Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Île-Merrill is located at 49.8700°N, 74.3406°W.
L'Île-Merrill rests as a quiet anchor upon the expansive waters of Lac Chibougamau, defined by the rugged character of the Colline de la Sidérite. It lies 5.2 km south-south-east of Chibougamau, QC (from Chibougamau, QC: bearing 157°T), and is situated 15.9 km north-north-west of La Mine-Corner Bay. The terrain surrounding L'Île-Merrill holds the stoic weight of the Canadian Shield, where the thin, cool air of the north carries the scent of spruce and cold stone. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the surface of the lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the darkening outlines of the hills. The Rivière Chibougamau flows with a steady, distant persistence about 10 km away, acting as a silent artery for the surrounding wilderness. The history of L'Île-Merrill is inseparable from the extractive pulse that once defined this region, leaving behind a landscape that bears the marks of industrial ambition. Economic life here remains shaped by the legacy of the earth beneath, where the search for mineral wealth dictated the rhythm of settlement and the hard-won persistence of those who arrived to work the rock. Today, the stillness of the environment often outweighs the clamor of the past, as the land slowly reclaims the margins of former operations. Life moves with a deliberate gravity, consistent with the demands of a northern climate that requires a deep, quiet respect for the changing seasons and the isolation of the high bush.
L'Île-Merrill se déploie sur les eaux apaisées du Lac Chibougamau, portée par la rudesse minérale de la Colline de la Sidérite qui dessine une silhouette austère sous le ciel boréal. Ici, la terre porte le poids d’une mémoire industrielle où le fer et le cuivre ont longtemps dicté le rythme des jours, transformant le paysage en un témoin silencieux des efforts humains enfouis sous la strate rocheuse. Tandis que le vent parcourt les rives, le silence qui s'étire sur les eaux rappelle la proximité de la Rivière Chibougamau, dont le murmure lointain semble rythmer la respiration lente de cette contrée nordique. La lumière du crépuscule s'attarde sur les reliefs, teintant les escarpements d'une nuance cuivrée qui souligne la solitude majestueuse du lieu. L'Île-Merrill conserve une âme forgée dans la confrontation avec les éléments, où la rigueur du climat façonne une existence dépouillée de tout artifice. Entre les roches anciennes et l'immensité du lac, le regard se perd, saisissant la beauté froide d'un horizon où l'histoire minière se fond dans l'immensité sauvage. Chaque pierre, chaque reflet sur le lac évoque une persévérance silencieuse, une présence humaine tenue en respect par la grandeur indomptable de ce territoire québécois.
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Explore L'Île-Merrill, 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: 49.87, -74.340556. 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'Île-Merrill includes the postal code (G8P), 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'Île-Merrill 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) |