Explore Lac-Minogami, 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-Minogami, 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-Minogami 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-Minogami.
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.
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| Place | Lac-Minogami |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Shawinigan; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.656389 |
| Longitude | -72.873611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMAVY |
Lac-Minogami is a post office in Shawinigan; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Minogami is located at 46.6564°N, 72.8736°W.
Lac-Minogami rests within a quiet fold of the Canadian Shield, cradled by the rugged terrain near Le Calvaire. It lies 19.6 km north-north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 27°T), and is situated 16.1 km north-west of Shawinigan. The basin of Lac-Minogami holds a stillness that mirrors the dense, dark timber surrounding its shores, where the air often carries the sharp, resinous scent of spruce even in the heat of midsummer. Adjacent to the water, Lac Grenier sits in such close proximity that the two bodies of water seem to breathe in unison, while the Rivière Shawinigan flows through the wider landscape about 6 km away. As dusk settles, the light catches the surface of the water in a way that turns the deep blues of the day into a flat, polished pewter, grounding the observer in the absolute silence of the northern woods. The history of Lac-Minogami is marked by the persistent labor of those who carved a living from the timber and the stone of this demanding landscape. While the grander spectacle of the Chutes de Shawinigan draws eyes to the power of falling water some 16 km away, the local character remains defined by a more modest, internal pace of life. Residents look toward the nearby Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, situated 18 km distant, as a reflection of the vast, protected wilderness that has long shaped the regional identity. Life here follows the seasonal turning of the woods, where the economy and traditions are tied to the stewardship of the land and the endurance of the forest, creating a reality that feels both solitary and deeply rooted in the persistent, cold vitality of the Canadian Shield.
Lac-Minogami s'étend avec une sérénité tranquille sous la lumière déclinante qui caresse les reliefs entourant le Calvaire. Dans ce repli du territoire, la proximité immédiate du Lac Grenier offre une continuité liquide, une nappe d'eau dormante où le ciel bascule chaque soir dans des nuances de cuivre et d'améthyste. L'air y possède une densité particulière, chargée des effluves résineux qui descendent des zones boisées environnantes, rappelant la présence proche du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie. À quelques lieues de là, la Rivière Shawinigan poursuit sa course obstinée, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes de Shawinigan murmure à l'horizon une mélodie ancienne, héritage de la force brute des éléments qui ont façonné cette terre. Lac-Minogami demeure une présence discrète, presque confidentielle, où la vie humaine s'ajuste au rythme lent des marées de la nature. Les habitations se fondent dans cette topographie accidentée, profitant de la protection des escarpements pour se soustraire aux vents dominants. Ici, l'histoire ne s'écrit pas dans le bruit, mais dans le silence patient des pierres et le ressac des eaux qui, depuis des générations, dictent la manière d'habiter ce sol. Chaque automne, la lumière se raréfie, révélant la texture rugueuse du granite et la noblesse austère de cette géographie singulière.
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Explore Lac-Minogami, 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: 46.656389, -72.873611. 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-Minogami includes the postal code (G9R), 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-Minogami 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) |