Explore Lac-Saint-Joseph, 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-Saint-Joseph, 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-Saint-Joseph 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-Saint-Joseph.
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-Saint-Joseph |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Saint-Joseph; La Jacques-Cartier |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.914172 |
| Longitude | -71.662702 |
| Population | 304 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWOM |
Lac-Saint-Joseph is a town in Lac-Saint-Joseph; La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Saint-Joseph is located at 46.9142°N, 71.6627°W.
Lac-Saint-Joseph sits nestled within a rugged basin, defined by the presence of Mont Laura-Plamondon rising against the horizon. It lies 27.4 km north-north-east of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 12°T), and is situated 13.1 km east of Saint-Raymond. The Rivière aux Pins spills its cold, clear volume through the terrain, carving a path that hums with the persistence of moving water. At dusk, the light flattens against the surface of Lac-Saint-Joseph, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that holds the reflection of the surrounding slopes until the stars emerge. The landscape here demands a certain alertness, where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp stone and pine needles even in the height of summer. The character of Lac-Saint-Joseph remains tied to its long history as a seasonal retreat, where the economy leans into the quiet movement of visitors seeking the stillness of the woods. Local traditions revolve around the preservation of this natural basin, where the water of Lac-Saint-Joseph serves as the primary anchor for daily life and recreation. People move with a deliberate focus, mindful of the steep grades of the land and the way the weather shifts quickly across the heights of Mont Laura-Plamondon. Whether through the seasonal maintenance of properties or the solitary work of navigating the Rivière aux Pins, the people here maintain a quiet respect for the geography that dictates the boundaries of their lives.
Lac-Saint-Joseph déploie ses eaux calmes sous une lumière qui semble suspendre le cours des heures, révélant une clarté limpide que les résidents chérissent comme un secret jalousement gardé. À proximité, le relief s'élève doucement vers le Mont Laura-Plamondon, dont la présence imposante domine l'horizon et offre aux observateurs attentifs une vigie naturelle sur les environs. La Rivière aux Pins serpente avec une grâce tranquille à travers ce terrain accidenté, nourrissant une terre qui a longtemps défini le rythme des travaux et des jours pour ceux qui s'y sont établis. La proximité immédiate du Lac Saint-Joseph, situé à un kilomètre de distance, crée une continuité géographique singulière où la respiration de la terre se confond avec le murmure des courants. La vie à Lac-Saint-Joseph se déploie dans cet équilibre subtil entre la rigueur du climat et la douceur des rives, où chaque crépuscule transforme la surface des eaux en un miroir d'argent. Les activités humaines, discrètes et respectueuses, s'intègrent à cette topographie où le minéral du Mont Laura-Plamondon dialogue sans cesse avec la fluidité de la Rivière aux Pins, forgeant une identité liée à la patience et à la contemplation de la nature sauvage qui persiste encore.
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Explore Lac-Saint-Joseph, 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: 46.914172, -71.662702. 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-Saint-Joseph includes the postal code (G3N), 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-Saint-Joseph 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) |