Explore Lac-Meech, 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-Meech, 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-Meech 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-Meech.
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-Meech |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chelsea; Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.526389 |
| Longitude | -75.873611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJXJO |
Lac-Meech is a resort area in Chelsea; Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Meech is located at 45.5264°N, 75.8736°W.
Lac-Meech rests within the rugged folds of Mont Fortune, a basin where the horizon is defined by the deliberate, ancient heave of the Canadian Shield. It lies 16.8 km north-west of Gatineau, QC (from Gatineau, QC: bearing 311°T), and is situated 7.5 km west-south-west of Cantley. The air here holds a crisp, mineral clarity, often carrying the scent of damp granite and pine needles that settle long before the sun dips below the ridge. While the Rivière Gatineau flows quietly through the distance, the immediate presence of Lac Fortune, situated only 2 km away, draws the gaze toward its deep, undisturbed surface. The light at dusk settles against the shoreline with a heavy, bruised violet hue, turning the water into a dark mirror that seems to store the day’s fading warmth against the encroaching chill of the northern evening. The human history of Lac-Meech reflects a long dialogue between settlers and the demanding, rocky terrain of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais. Agriculture and forestry once dictated the pace of life, requiring a practical endurance that still informs the character of the residents who navigate the steep, winding roads today. Though the influence of nearby urban centers occasionally brushes against the periphery, the land retains a quiet intensity, far removed from the spray of Rideau Falls, which lies 17 km away. Daily life here persists in the intervals between the shifting seasons, marked by the methodical stacking of wood and the persistent, quiet maintenance of homes that have learned to endure the weight of heavy winters and the sudden, vivid explosions of spring.
Lac-Meech s'étire dans le Mont Fortune avec une langueur presque minérale, captant les derniers éclats d'un soleil qui décline sur les roches précambriennes. L'air y possède cette densité singulière des terres hautes, une fraîcheur qui semble descendre des hauteurs pour se déposer sur l'eau, transformant la surface en un miroir d'argent sombre. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Gatineau charrie son flux constant, tandis que le Lac Fortune, blotti à peine plus loin, observe ce silence qui caractérise les jours de semaine, loin de l'agitation urbaine. Les résidents habitués aux sentiers escarpés perçoivent le moindre changement dans la texture du vent, cette brise qui rappelle la proximité des chutes Rideau, dont l'écho lointain semble parfois vibrer dans les pins. Lac-Meech préserve une identité façonnée par les anciennes exploitations agricoles et le labeur des pionniers, dont les traces persistent dans la topographie accidentée des chemins de terre. Ici, la vie s'écoule avec une lenteur délibérée, marquée par l'observation des oiseaux migrateurs et la patience nécessaire pour apprivoiser un terrain aussi exigeant. Chaque virage révèle une perspective nouvelle sur le Mont Fortune, soulignant l'équilibre fragile entre la rudesse du climat et la beauté austère qui définit ce territoire.
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Explore Lac-Meech, 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: 45.526389, -75.873611. 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-Meech includes the postal code (J9B), 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-Meech 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) |