Explore La Mine-Obalski, 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 La Mine-Obalski, 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 La Mine-Obalski 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 La Mine-Obalski.
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 | La Mine-Obalski |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.873889 |
| Longitude | -74.390833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ESXZW |
La Mine-Obalski is a locality in Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Mine-Obalski is located at 49.8739°N, 74.3908°W.
La Mine-Obalski sits as a quiet sentinel amidst the rugged, resilient terrain of Chibougamau, Nord-du-Québec. It lies 4.7 km south-south-west of Chibougamau, QC (from Chibougamau, QC: bearing 200°T), and is situated 18.2 km north-west of La Mine-Corner Bay. The landscape surrounding La Mine-Obalski is defined by the heavy, ancient presence of the Colline de la Sidérite, which guards the horizon with a stoic, mineral-rich permanence. Nearby, the waters of Lac Charley hold the stillness of the north, reflecting a sky that often turns a bruised, metallic violet as the short days retreat. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that bites at the lungs, a reminder of the vast, boreal expanse that stretches outward in every direction. While the Rivière Chibougamau flows with a steady, determined pulse some distance away, the immediate surroundings of the site are dominated by the coarse textures of exposed rock and the persistent, low-growing vegetation that clings to the earth. The history of La Mine-Obalski is anchored in the hard-won labor of extraction, a legacy that shaped the identity of the region long before the modern era smoothed over the edges of its frontier beginnings. This industry fostered a culture of endurance, where the local economy relied on the hidden value beneath the surface, demanding a deep, practical knowledge of the terrain. Even today, the pace of life maintains a certain austerity, reflecting the realities of a climate that permits little waste. People here navigate their days with a pragmatic focus, acknowledging the harsh beauty of the northern light that catches the jagged ridges at dusk, casting long, stark shadows across the land.
La Mine-Obalski se déploie dans une solitude minérale, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle sous une lumière boréale qui étire les ombres jusqu’à la Colline de la Sidérite. À cet endroit, le sol garde la mémoire des hommes venus extraire les promesses du sous-sol, une activité qui a sculpté l’existence locale bien avant que le silence ne reprenne ses droits sur les vestiges industriels. À peine à un kilomètre, les eaux sombres du Lac Charley captent les reflets d’un ciel changeant, tandis que la Rivière Chibougamau, située à huit kilomètres, impose son rythme lent à ce territoire vaste et dépouillé. La Mine-Obalski ne cherche pas à se dissimuler derrière les arbres ; elle s’expose avec une franchise presque abrupte, portée par un vent qui apporte le froid précoce des terres nordiques. Le paysage, dépouillé de tout artifice, offre une texture de roche et de lichen où chaque pierre semble raconter une obstination ancienne. Ici, le quotidien ne se raconte pas en mots, mais en une présence silencieuse, celle d’un lieu qui a connu le tumulte des foreuses et qui, désormais, se contente de contempler les horizons lointains dans une immobilité qui confine au sacré.
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Explore La Mine-Obalski, 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: 49.873889, -74.390833. 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 La Mine-Obalski 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 La Mine-Obalski 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) |