Explore Lac-William, 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-William, 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-William 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-William.
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-William |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Ferdinand; L'Érable |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.144167 |
| Longitude | -71.593333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWPK |
Lac-William is a hamlet in Saint-Ferdinand; L'Érable, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-William is located at 46.1442°N, 71.5933°W.
Lac-William rests in a quiet hollow of the landscape, defined by the proximity of the Colline Belmina and the steady, persistent flow of the Rivière Fortier. It lies 23.3 km west-north-west of Thetford Mines, QC (from Thetford Mines, QC: bearing 285°T), and is situated 5.3 km north-north-west of Saint-Ferdinand. The water here holds a particular, mirror-like clarity in the early morning, reflecting the rugged rise of the nearby slopes before the sun fully clears the horizon. While Lac William sits only four kilometers away, the immediate surroundings of Lac-William retain a secluded character, marked by the dense, cooling presence of the local terrain. Even at a distance of twelve kilometers, the distant sound of Les Trois Chutes seems to anchor the region in a constant, low-frequency hum of moving water. History in Saint-Ferdinand, L'Érable, remains tied to the deliberate pace of the land, where the economy has long drawn sustenance from the fertile, rolling earth and the timber that blankets the hills. Life in Lac-William follows the seasonal shifts of the climate, moving from the sharp, bracing frosts of winter to the humid, green growth of the warmer months. The local identity grows from the persistence of those who work the soil and manage the woodlots, maintaining a focus on traditional industry that favors endurance over rapid change. When the light fades at dusk, the shadows lengthen across the fields, turning the familiar silhouettes of the barns and the rising Colline Belmina into deep, bruised shades of violet and slate.
Lac-William étend ses rives paisibles sous l’ombre protectrice de la Colline Belmina, là où le ciel de Saint-Ferdinand semble s’alourdir d’une lumière dorée chaque fois que le soleil décline derrière les ondulations du relief. La Rivière Fortier serpente à travers ce territoire agricole, offrant ses eaux calmes aux terres fertiles de L’Érable qui ont vu, génération après génération, le labeur des hommes façonner une existence rythmée par la terre et le climat changeant. À proximité, le Lac William repose dans un silence minéral, tandis que les Trois Chutes grondent doucement à une douzaine de kilomètres, rappelant la puissance brute qui circule dans le sol québécois. Les habitants de Lac-William partagent ce calme propre aux paysages où l’horizon est délimité par la roche et le courant, préservant une identité façonnée par la rudesse des hivers et la douceur des premières récoltes. La vie quotidienne y suit la cadence naturelle des eaux, loin de l’agitation, dans une constance qui honore la mémoire des pionniers ayant choisi ces terres pour y bâtir leurs foyers. Ici, la nature ne se contente pas de servir de décor, elle dicte la respiration même de ceux qui habitent les environs.
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Explore Lac-William, 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: 46.144167, -71.593333. 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-William includes the postal code (G6H), 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-William 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) |