Explore Lac-des-Becs-Scie, 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-des-Becs-Scie, 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-des-Becs-Scie 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-des-Becs-Scie.
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-des-Becs-Scie |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Sauveur; Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.853333 |
| Longitude | -74.215278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWFI |
Lac-des-Becs-Scie is a hamlet in Saint-Sauveur; Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-des-Becs-Scie is located at 45.8533°N, 74.2153°W.
Lac-des-Becs-Scie rests within the rugged folds of the Laurentians, where the shadow of Mont Christie stretches long across the uneven terrain. It lies 18.6 km west-north-west of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 298°T), and is situated 6.7 km south-west of Saint-Sauveur. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding highlands and the quiet presence of Lac des Chats, which sits barely a kilometer away. At dusk, the water takes on the color of cooling iron, reflecting the dense tree lines that define the borders of Lac-des-Becs-Scie. While the Rivière du Nord flows some distance away, the immediate surroundings remain dominated by the dense, rock-strewn geography that has historically shaped the life of those who settled these slopes. The terrain demands a deliberate way of moving, a physical acknowledgement of the steep gradients and the hidden hollows that define the landscape. Life in Saint-Sauveur and the broader Les Pays-d'en-Haut has long been shaped by the transition from early resource extraction to a regional identity centered on the seasonal shifts of the hills. The economy grew from the necessity of navigating such steep, wooded country, eventually finding its footing in the seasonal migrations of visitors who seek the shelter of the peaks. Tradition here is marked by the cycles of the climate, where the weight of snow dictates the tempo of the year. Despite the modern pace of the surrounding region, the quietude of the land persists, anchored by the unchanging slopes of Mont Christie and the silent, dark surfaces of the nearby lakes.
Lac-des-Becs-Scie déploie ses eaux paisibles sous l'ombre protectrice du Mont Christie, offrant une quiétude que le tumulte des temps modernes semble épargner. Ici, le relief accidenté des Pays-d'en-Haut dessine une ligne d'horizon où la forêt s'accroche aux pentes avec une ténacité silencieuse. À peine éloigné d'un kilomètre, le Lac des Chats miroitant sous le soleil déclinant prolonge cette étendue de reflets argentés, tandis que la Rivière du Nord chemine plus loin, à huit kilomètres, comme une veine invisible irriguant les terres basses. L'air frais, chargé d'effluves de conifères et d'une humidité légère, porte en lui la mémoire des défrichements anciens, cette lutte acharnée des premiers colons contre une terre rocailleuse et exigeante. Lac-des-Becs-Scie conserve cette allure de refuge où le rythme des journées s'aligne sur la course lente des ombres portées par les reliefs environnants. Les demeures se nichent parmi les arbres, observant les variations subtiles de la lumière qui glisse sur les crêtes rocheuses. Ce paysage exige une attention particulière, une manière de regarder le monde qui privilégie la profondeur des bois et la clarté des eaux dormantes plutôt que l'agitation des grands axes, préservant ainsi une intimité rare entre l'habitant et ce sol granitique.
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Explore Lac-des-Becs-Scie, 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: 45.853333, -74.215278. 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-des-Becs-Scie includes the postal code (J0R), 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-des-Becs-Scie 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) |