Explore Lac-MacDonald, 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-MacDonald, 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-MacDonald 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-MacDonald.
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-MacDonald |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Harrington; Argenteuil |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.873611 |
| Longitude | -74.586389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ENHEB |
Lac-MacDonald is a hamlet in Harrington; Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-MacDonald is located at 45.8736°N, 74.5864°W.
Lac-MacDonald rests in a hollow of hushed granite and dense timber, defined by the rugged rise of the Montagne Rouge that looms over its eastern shore. It lies 27.2 km south of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 178°T), and is situated 11.9 km south-south-east of Huberdeau. The light here clings to the surface of the water at dusk, turning the stillness of the lake into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the jagged silhouette of the hills. Fed by the persistent, cold currents of the Rivière Perdue, the basin maintains a deep, clear clarity, while the nearby presence of Lac Agnès, lying just a kilometer away, suggests a hidden chain of cold, upland waters. Further downstream, the sudden, sharp roar of the Chutes de Lakeview punctuates the air, acting as a reminder of the relentless pull of the land toward the lower valleys. The history of Lac-MacDonald holds the quiet weight of early settler industry, where the clearing of pine and the turning of hard soil once dictated the survival of those who arrived here generations ago. While the local economy has shifted away from the heavy timber harvests of the past, the rhythm of life around Lac-MacDonald continues to move in time with the seasons, from the heavy, frost-bitten silence of deep winter to the sudden, explosive green of the spring thaw. Residents and visitors alike find a singular character in the way the land resists easy cultivation, favoring instead the preservation of the wild, rocky outcrops that have stood since the landscape first cooled. Daily life retains a deliberate focus, centering on the maintenance of the shoreline and the stewardship of the rugged terrain that keeps the pace of the modern world at a distant remove.
Lac-MacDonald s’étire dans la clarté crépusculaire, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur minérale sur la surface apaisée des eaux. La silhouette de la Montagne Rouge domine cet horizon, imposant une présence solide qui semble retenir le souffle du vent avant qu'il ne glisse vers la Rivière Perdue. À proximité, le Lac Agnès conserve un silence profond, presque solennel, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes de Lakeview rythme les heures par un grondement sourd, constant, qui sculpte l'air ambiant. L'histoire de Lac-MacDonald se lit dans le relief accidenté du terrain, marqué par l'effort des bâtisseurs venus défricher ces terres escarpées pour y établir une vie austère et patiente. Les habitants cultivent une relation intime avec la rudesse du sol, une économie de gestes précis dictée par la géographie exigeante des hautes-terres d'Argenteuil. Chaque passage près des rives de la Rivière Perdue rappelle cette appartenance indélébile à un territoire où le froid façonne les habitudes et renforce les liens. La terre, par sa texture granitique et sa végétation serrée, impose une sobriété qui définit l'identité même de Lac-MacDonald, un espace où le regard se pose sur l'essentiel, entre le miroir immobile des étangs et la masse sombre de la roche qui veille sur les jours.
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Explore Lac-MacDonald, 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: 45.873611, -74.586389. 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-MacDonald includes the postal code (J8G), 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-MacDonald 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) |