Explore Lac-Burton, 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 Lac-Burton, 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 Lac-Burton 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 Lac-Burton.
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 | Lac-Burton |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chertsey; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.056389 |
| Longitude | -73.944167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKXGF |
Lac-Burton is a resort area in Chertsey; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Burton is located at 46.0564°N, 73.9442°W.
Lac-Burton rests in a quiet hollow near the Mont Vénus, where the terrain rises in rugged swells that catch the lingering amber light of late afternoon. It lies 31.6 km north of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 8°T), and is situated 18.3 km west of Rawdon. The Rivière Beaulac feeds these waters, moving with a steady, deliberate coldness that seems to sharpen the scent of cedar and damp stone in the air. While the surrounding woods hold a dense, watchful stillness, the surface of the water often mirrors the sharp silhouettes of the trees, creating a secondary world that shimmers whenever a breeze disturbs the reeds. Farther out, the presence of Les Cascades adds a distant, rhythmic pulse to the geography, marking the landscape with the sound of moving water that persists even when the wind dies down. Life around Lac-Burton has long been shaped by the interplay between the forest and the river, reflecting a history of seasonal work that mirrors the shifting temperatures of the region. The local economy finds its footing in the small-scale management of these wooded slopes, and the people who live here maintain a connection to the land that is measured in firewood stacks and the clearing of winter paths. Tradition here follows the simple, heavy demands of the climate, where the transition from the thaw to the deep freeze dictates the flow of the day. Even now, the character of the site remains defined by the proximity of the Mont Vénus, which serves as a constant, looming sentinel over the daily routines of those who call this particular stretch of the Rivière Beaulac home.
Lac-Burton s’étire dans la clarté déclinante du jour, là où les ombres du Mont Vénus basculent doucement sur les terres de Chertsey. La Rivière Beaulac serpente entre les conifères, charriant une fraîcheur qui semble endormir le tumulte des heures pour laisser place à la respiration lente des forêts de la Matawinie. Le terrain, accidenté par le bouclier canadien, impose une patience aux hommes qui ont, par nécessité, appris à lire le relief avant d’y bâtir leurs vies. Non loin, les Cascades offrent leur murmure constant, une ponctuation sonore à la quiétude des rives où le temps paraît suspendre son vol. Lac-Burton conserve cette sobriété des paysages nordiques, héritiers d'une rudesse agricole qui s'est adoucie pour accueillir ceux cherchant le silence des grands arbres. La lumière du crépuscule y prend une teinte cuivrée, révélant la texture minérale des sols et l'éclat sombre des eaux calmes. Il subsiste ici une manière d'être simple, dictée par la proximité du courant et la hauteur des cimes, une existence rythmée par la montée des brumes sur le rivage. Chaque battement de la Rivière Beaulac résonne comme une mémoire ancienne, rappelant que la terre impose ses propres lois, bien au-delà de l'agitation du monde moderne.
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Explore Lac-Burton, 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: 46.056389, -73.944167. 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 Lac-Burton includes the postal code (J8A), 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 Lac-Burton 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) |