Explore Lac-Masketsi, 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-Masketsi, 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-Masketsi 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-Masketsi.
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-Masketsi |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Masketsi; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.001667 |
| Longitude | -72.559167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWKM |
Lac-Masketsi is a hamlet in Lac-Masketsi; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Masketsi is located at 47.0017°N, 72.5592°W.
The stillness of Lac-Masketsi settles over the rugged terrain like a long-held breath, defined by the imposing presence of the Montagne à Groleau. It lies 51.6 km south-south-east of La Tuque, QC (from La Tuque, QC: bearing 161°T), and is situated 30.5 km north of Saint-Tite. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of conifer needles, and as evening approaches, the light turns a bruised violet that clings to the surface of the water, making the nearby Lac Diane appear as a dark, polished stone set into the earth. Though the Rivière Tawachiche Ouest courses through the wider landscape, the immediate vicinity remains defined by the quiet solitude of the forest and the enduring, heavy silence of the hills. Life in Lac-Masketsi often mirrors the patience required by the land, where the local economy and traditional ways of existence have long been shaped by the necessity of working within the wild Canadian Shield. While Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie sits at a remove, the influence of the wider natural expanse dictates a seasonal existence, where the arrival of winter dictates the pace of every household. Residents here hold to a particular stoicism, a reflection of generations who have navigated the deep woods and the rocky outcrops that characterize this corner of the world. Even today, the quietude of the woods provides a counterpoint to the modern world, as the shadows cast by the Montagne à Groleau mark the hours of a day that feels older and slower than those found elsewhere.
Lac-Masketsi déploie ses eaux sombres sous une lumière qui semble stagner, prisonnière des reliefs escarpés qui bordent la Montagne à Groleau. Dans cet univers de roches et de pins, le Lac-Masketsi impose sa présence tranquille, modifiant la perception de l'espace par sa simple immobilité. À peine distant d'un kilomètre, le Lac Diane se glisse dans le creux des terres comme une goutte de silence, tandis que le murmure lointain de la Rivière Tawachiche Ouest, située à onze kilomètres, rappelle la lente circulation des veines de la terre. Le Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, bien que distant de trente-huit kilomètres, infuse le secteur d'une rigueur sauvage, rappelant aux rares visiteurs que cette forêt demeure le domaine des vents et des ombres anciennes. Ici, le travail des hommes s'efface devant l'obstination du terrain, où chaque sentier semble hésiter avant de s'enfoncer dans les bois. Les soirées étirent des reflets cuivrés sur les rives, révélant une solitude minérale que seules les bêtes nomades osent troubler, perpétuant une tradition de réserve propre à ces confins où la géographie dicte ses propres lois, sans jamais demander la permission aux passants.
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Explore Lac-Masketsi, 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: 47.001667, -72.559167. 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-Masketsi includes the postal code (G9T), 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-Masketsi 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) |