Explore Lac-Otter, 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-Otter, 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-Otter 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-Otter.
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-Otter |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Vaseuse; La Matapédia |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.260278 |
| Longitude | -67.349167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQGNO |
Lac-Otter is a locality in Rivière-Vaseuse; La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Otter is located at 48.2603°N, 67.3492°W.
Lac-Otter rests within the rugged, forested expanse of the Rivière-Vaseuse region, where the terrain rises in quiet folds of granite and dense boreal growth. It lies 23.3 km south-south-east of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 165°T), and is situated 8.6 km west of Sainte-Florence. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of damp moss and evergreen needles that seem to sharpen as the light fades into a bruised, violet dusk. Nearby, the Petite rivière Milnikek Nord traces a path through the valley, its cold waters carving through the landscape with a persistent, low-frequency hum that defines the silence of the woods. Lac-Otter itself mirrors the sky in its stillness, a dark basin of water that anchors the surrounding hills in a deep, reflective calm. The history of Lac-Otter is marked by the enduring presence of those who have long harvested the timber and navigated the interior paths of La Matapédia. Economic life in Lac-Otter continues to depend on the rhythms of the forest, with local industry shaped by the seasonal demands of woodcraft and the careful stewardship of the land. Small-scale activity persists along the periphery of the water, where the legacy of past generations lingers in the weathered texture of old cabins and the quietude of the shoreline. Life in Lac-Otter moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, honoring a traditional connection to the wilderness that persists in the daily habits of the few who dwell within this wooded reach.
Le Lac-Otter s’étire dans la clarté froide du crépuscule, offrant une surface d’acier sombre où les derniers éclats du soleil viennent mourir en silence. Autour de cette étendue d’eau, le terrain de la région de Rivière-Vaseuse, dans La Matapédia, impose sa rudesse aux rares visiteurs qui osent s’aventurer sur ces sentiers escarpés. À quelques kilomètres seulement, le courant discret de la Petite rivière Milnikek Nord murmure une mélodie ancienne contre les pierres moussues, marquant le rythme lent d’une terre façonnée par les siècles de labeur forestier et agricole. Les hommes qui ont bâti leur vie ici connaissent la patience nécessaire pour apprivoiser ce sol tenace, là où le bois et le vent définissent la frontière entre l’effort et le repos. Lac-Otter demeure un repère de solitude paisible, un espace où le regard se perd dans la densité des conifères avant de revenir vers les rives calmes. L’air, chargé de l’humidité des forêts environnantes, se rafraîchit dès que l’ombre des collines s’allonge sur les terres. Cette présence minérale et sylvestre impose un respect immédiat, rappelant à quiconque s’y installe que la nature conserve ici ses droits, sans artifice, dans le souffle pur de La Matapédia.
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Explore Lac-Otter, 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: 48.260278, -67.349167. 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-Otter includes the postal code (G5J), 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-Otter 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) |