Explore Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan, 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 Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan 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 Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan.
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 | Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Nilgaut; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.266389 |
| Longitude | -77.169722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESYBP |
Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan is a locality in Lac-Nilgaut; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan is located at 46.2664°N, 77.1697°W.
Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan sits deep within the rugged expanse of Lac-Nilgaut in Pontiac, where the land holds the quiet gravity of the Canadian Shield. It lies 30.7 km north-east of Deep River, QC (from Deep River, QC: bearing 38°T), and is situated 42.4 km north of Petawawa. The terrain here is defined by a stillness that settles over the granite outcrops, punctuated by the subtle presence of Lac des Noix just a kilometer away. When the light fades, the air cools rapidly, carrying the sharp, clean scent of conifers and damp stone that defines this northern geography. Further out, the Rivière Noire winds its path through the wilderness some 6 km from the site, while the distant, protected reaches of the Réserve écologique du Ruisseau-de-l'Indien lie 28 km away, guarding the deeper wild. The history of Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan is rooted in the hard, deliberate labor of the forest industry, serving as a legacy of the era when timber defined the lifeblood of the Pontiac region. While the modern economy has shifted away from the intensive logging camps of the past, the landscape retains the imprint of those early workers who navigated the dense woods and waterways. Life here moves with the seasons, governed by the cold winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of a Canadian summer. Residents maintain a practical connection to the land, finding value in the isolation that keeps the pace of daily existence steady and measured against the backdrop of an enduring, silent wilderness.
Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan s’étire avec une langueur mélancolique sur les terres sauvages du Pontiac, là où le sol semble conserver la mémoire des anciens chantiers forestiers ayant façonné son existence. La lumière du crépuscule dépose sur les fougères et les pins une teinte d'ocre et d'argent, tandis que l'air, chargé d'une humidité légère, porte le souffle frais provenant du Lac des Noix situé à peine à un kilomètre de distance. À six kilomètres de là, le murmure persistant de la Rivière Noire scande le rythme des journées, serpentant à travers un relief où le silence des bois impose une sérénité presque austère. Plus loin, vers l'horizon, la Réserve écologique du Ruisseau-de-l'Indien veille sur un domaine protégé dont la quiétude demeure le seul véritable langage. Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan conserve dans ses chemins de terre battue et ses clairières silencieuses les vestiges d'une époque où l'industrie du bois dominait la vie des hommes, transformant les arbres en une richesse brute. Aujourd'hui, la nature reprend ses droits avec une lenteur majestueuse, invitant le visiteur à contempler ces étendues où le ciel se confond avec la cime des arbres, créant un sentiment d'isolement précieux qui définit l'essence même de ce territoire.
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Explore Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan, 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: 46.266389, -77.169722. 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 Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan includes the postal code (J0X), 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 Le Vieux-Dépôt-Schyan 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) |