Explore Lac-du-Brochet, 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-du-Brochet, 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-du-Brochet 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-du-Brochet.
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.
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| Place | Lac-du-Brochet |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Sainte-Marie; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.9225 |
| Longitude | -75.823889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGWGH |
Lac-du-Brochet is a hamlet in Lac-Sainte-Marie; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-du-Brochet is located at 45.9225°N, 75.8239°W.
Lac-du-Brochet rests in a quiet embrace beneath the shadow of the Colline Laporte, where the terrain rises in rugged, forested swells that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. It lies 51.7 km south-south-east of Maniwaki, QC (from Maniwaki, QC: bearing 166°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-east of Low. The Rivière du Plomb winds through the low ground, its dark, cool currents carving a path through the ancient stone that defines this corner of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Near the water, the air carries a sharp, resinous clarity, smelling of damp earth and deep needles, while the light at dusk turns the surface of the lake into a sheet of hammered copper. Lac Tucker sits barely a kilometer distant, a twin reflection of the sky tucked into the hills, and the distant, thunderous resonance of Les Grandes Chutes provides a constant, low-frequency pulse that informs the silence of the woods. Life in Lac-du-Brochet lingers in the quiet traditions of the land, shaped by a history of timber and the slow, deliberate work of those who dwell among the ridges. Families have long looked to the rhythm of the seasons, finding purpose in the seasonal harvest and the maintenance of the quiet trails that crisscross the slopes near the Rivière du Plomb. The local economy persists through a grounded connection to the forest, where the pace of the day is measured not by clocks, but by the shifting shadows upon the Colline Laporte and the seasonal turn of the leaves. Even today, the spirit of the region reflects a deep-seated endurance, a way of living that honors the stillness of the northern woods and the unyielding character of the stones beneath one's boots.
Lac-du-Brochet déploie ses rives paisibles le long de la Rivière du Plomb, là où la lumière déclinante du jour semble s'attarder sur les eaux sombres. La silhouette imposante de la Colline Laporte veille sur ce relief accidenté, offrant une perspective constante sur les terres qui s'étendent vers le Lac Tucker, situé à une brève distance de marche dans le silence des bois. À seize kilomètres de là, le fracas lointain des Grandes Chutes ponctue le rythme de la nature, rappelant la puissance brute qui façonne ces vallées de la Gatineau. Les habitants de Lac-du-Brochet habitent ce terrain avec une humilité héritée des bâtisseurs, cultivant une existence tournée vers les cycles de la forêt et la patience imposée par les hivers rigoureux. Ici, le quotidien se mesure au mouvement du vent dans les pins et à la clarté de l'air qui, à l'approche de la nuit, devient presque tangible. La topographie exigeante du secteur impose une vie de labeur tranquille, loin de l'agitation urbaine, où chaque habitant reconnaît le chant de la Rivière du Plomb comme une présence familière. Le temps semble s'écouler avec une lenteur particulière, respectant la rudesse et la beauté sauvage de ce paysage québécois forgé par le granit et l'eau.
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Explore Lac-du-Brochet, 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: 45.9225, -75.823889. 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-du-Brochet includes the postal code (J8N), 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-du-Brochet 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) |