Explore Lac-Samson, 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-Samson, 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-Samson 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-Samson.
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-Samson |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Mascouche; Les Moulins |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.780556 |
| Longitude | -73.629722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGWOR |
Lac-Samson is a residential area in Mascouche; Les Moulins, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Samson is located at 45.7806°N, 73.6297°W.
Lac-Samson rests quietly within the landscape of Mascouche, an unassuming presence nestled near the Le Coteau and the flowing waters of the Rivière Saint-Pierre. It lies 29.0 km east of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 89°T), and is situated 9.9 km north of Terrebonne. The character of Lac-Samson emerges from the proximity of the St. Lawrence, where the air often holds a heavy, silvered moisture that clings to the skin during the transition from afternoon to evening. While the modern world moves with a certain insistence, the edges of the water remain still, reflecting the sky with a clarity that simplifies the horizon. Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville sits 22 km away, a reminder of the wider reaches of the river, yet the immediate vicinity of Lac-Samson retains a singular, localized focus. The land here carries the weight of a long agricultural history, where the soil of Les Moulins once supported the steady labor of those who worked the earth and harnessed the nearby currents. Today, the economy reflects a shift toward residential and light commercial development, yet the quiet persistence of the Rivière Saint-Pierre continues to define the boundaries of the terrain. Residents observe the change of seasons through the subtle narrowing of the light, watching as the frost settles upon the reeds, marking the days with the slow, deliberate turn of the year.
Lac-Samson s’étire avec une humilité certaine sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où les eaux vastes et froides semblent murmurer des récits oubliés aux terres basses de Mascouche. La lumière du crépuscule y dépose une patine argentée, transformant le sillage des courants en une étoffe mouvante qui vient mourir doucement près du Coteau. À proximité, le cours tranquille de la Rivière Saint-Pierre sculpte le paysage d’une courbe patiente, irriguant une terre qui porte en elle la persévérance des hommes ayant jadis défriché ces sols lourds pour y bâtir une existence simple. Lac-Samson observe la course du monde depuis ses berges, tandis que l’air, chargé d’une humidité vive, transporte le souvenir des vents qui balayent les espaces ouverts vers le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, situé à une distance qui permet encore de deviner le silence des horizons lointains. Ici, la vie quotidienne suit le rythme lent des marées et des saisons, une cadence presque imperceptible qui lie les gestes des habitants à la terre ferme et aux eaux nourricières. Le terrain, façonné par les alluvions et la ténacité, demeure le témoin silencieux d’un héritage agricole qui refuse de s’effacer devant la marche inexorable du progrès, affirmant une identité singulière dans le grand mouvement des plaines du Québec.
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Explore Lac-Samson, 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: 45.780556, -73.629722. 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-Samson includes the postal code (G8A), 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-Samson 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) |