Explore Lac-Gauvin, 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-Gauvin, 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-Gauvin 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-Gauvin.
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-Gauvin |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Amos; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.605594 |
| Longitude | -78.175541 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWHM |
Lac-Gauvin is a hamlet in Amos; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Gauvin is located at 48.6056°N, 78.1755°W.
Lac-Gauvin rests in the quiet expanse of the Abitibi region, defined by the Harricanaw River that draws a silver line through the surrounding woods. It lies 6.5 km north-west of Amos, QC (from Amos, QC: bearing 315°T), and is situated 13.9 km south-south-east of Berry. The low light of late afternoon catches the reeds along the banks of Lac-Gauvin, casting long, amber reflections that linger on the surface of the water as the day turns toward dusk. Near the Collines Béarn, the terrain holds a steady, grounded stillness that defines the northern landscape, where the air retains a sharp, pine-scented clarity throughout the changing seasons. The Harricanaw River serves as a constant companion to those who live nearby, its slow movement mirroring the deliberate pace of work and daily life in this corner of Quebec. History here is found in the persistence of the local industry, which has long turned toward the land and the timber to sustain the people who dwell among the Collines Béarn. Residents move with a quiet competence, their lives shaped by the necessity of adapting to the harsh winters and the brief, vibrant summers that draw life from the earth. The presence of the water and the rising slopes of the Collines Béarn create a distinct sense of enclosure, a place where the horizon is measured by the line of the trees and the steady, unyielding flow of the Harricanaw River.
Lac-Gauvin s'étire sous une lumière boréale qui semble suspendre le monde dans une clarté presque irréelle, là où les Collines Béarn s'inclinent avec une patience minérale vers le miroir sombre des eaux. La rivière Harricanaw trace son sillage parmi les conifères, charriant les échos d'une terre exigeante dont la rigueur forge le caractère des hommes. Ici, la rudesse du climat n'est jamais un obstacle, mais une cadence imposée au travail et à la vie quotidienne, une respiration lente qui s'accorde au rythme des saisons nordiques. Le sol, marqué par les héritages agricoles de l'Abitibi, garde en mémoire le labeur des premiers défricheurs dont la ténacité a ouvert des clairières dans l'immensité forestière. Les reflets crépusculaires sur le Lac-Gauvin révèlent une intimité singulière, celle d'un paysage où le silence n'est jamais vide, mais habité par le murmure constant de la rivière Harricanaw et la présence silencieuse des Collines Béarn. L'économie locale, façonnée par les ressources du sous-sol et la forêt nourricière, dicte une existence sobre, privilégiant les gestes précis et une solidarité discrète. Lac-Gauvin demeure une halte privilégiée pour qui sait lire la poésie austère des grands espaces québécois, là où chaque levée du jour réaffirme une appartenance profonde à cette terre sauvage.
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Explore Lac-Gauvin, 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: 48.605594, -78.175541. 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-Gauvin includes the postal code (J9T), 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-Gauvin 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) |