Explore Lac-Noël, 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-Noël, 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-Noël 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-Noël.
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-Noël |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Colomban; La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.784167 |
| Longitude | -74.163056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5K |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKXJB |
Lac-Noël is a resort area in Saint-Colomban; La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Noël is located at 45.7842°N, 74.1631°W.
Lac-Noël rests within a quiet fold of the landscape, defined by a stillness that lingers long after the sun retreats behind the tree line. It lies 12.4 km west of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 275°T), and is situated 12.4 km south of Saint-Sauveur. The water holds the grey light of late afternoon with a heavy, glass-like clarity, reflecting the dense growth that presses close to the shoreline. Nearby, the Rivière du Nord traces its path through the earth about 9 km away, a reminder of the constant movement of water through this terrain. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent, the smell of damp earth and cooling stone that marks the transition of the seasons. Everything in the vicinity of Lac-Noël feels settled, as if the land itself were waiting for the deep hush of winter to descend upon the woods. The history of Lac-Noël remains tied to the slow expansion of settlement into these wooded reaches, where the economy once leaned on the timber that defined the horizon. Today, the pace of life reflects a retreat from the intensity of busier corridors, despite the proximity of Parc national d'Oka, which sits about 36 km away. Residents move with a deliberate focus, tending to properties that abut the water and maintaining a connection to the quietude of their surroundings. While the modern world touches the edges of the region, the character of Lac-Noël persists in the way the light catches the ripples on the surface, indifferent to the demands of the clock. This is a corner of the world where the weight of the forest provides a buffer against the noise of the outside, allowing for a life that prioritizes the texture of the day over the speed of the hour.
Lac-Noël déploie ses eaux tranquilles sous une lumière dorée qui semble suspendre le mouvement des heures, offrant au regard un miroir immobile où se reflète la rigueur paisible de la terre laurentienne. À proximité, le Mont Sainte-Anne domine l'horizon de sa silhouette familière, veillant sur ce relief vallonné où le sol, autrefois façonné par les efforts de défrichement, garde le souvenir des familles pionnières venues cultiver ces terres exigeantes. La Rivière du Nord poursuit sa course paisible à quelques kilomètres de là, apportant un souffle de fraîcheur qui parcourt les frondaisons et les clairières environnantes lors des soirées d'été. Lac-Noël conserve cette singularité des lieux qui refusent l'effervescence, préférant la lenteur des activités quotidiennes et le respect des rythmes naturels dictés par le climat rigoureux. Ici, chaque sentier et chaque courbe du terrain racontent une patience ancienne, une manière d'habiter le paysage qui privilégie la contemplation des nuances changeantes du ciel sur les rives. L'atmosphère, dépouillée de tout artifice, invite à une présence attentive aux détails, qu'il s'agisse de la texture sombre de la terre ou du silence profond qui s'installe quand le soleil décline derrière les hauteurs.
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Explore Lac-Noël, 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: 45.784167, -74.163056. 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-Noël includes the postal code (J5K), 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-Noël 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) |