Explore Low Forest, 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 Low Forest, 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 Low Forest 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 Low Forest.
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 | Low Forest |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Cookshire-Eaton; Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.32 |
| Longitude | -71.617222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J1M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKJTC |
Low Forest is a locality in Cookshire-Eaton; Le Haut-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Low Forest is located at 45.3200°N, 71.6172°W.
Low Forest rests within the quiet elevations of the Mont Jordan, where the land rises in persistent, forested swells above the Rivière Eaton. It lies 23.5 km east-south-east of Sherbrooke, QC (from Sherbrooke, QC: bearing 113°T), and is situated 10.4 km south of Cookshire-Eaton. The air here possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the Rivière Eaton, which carries the cold scent of stone and cedar through the valley. While Lac Bouchard sits nine kilometers away and the expansive Parc national du Mont-Mégantic lies thirty-eight kilometers distant, Low Forest remains defined by its own immediate, intimate horizon. The light at dusk settles heavily upon the ridges, turning the deep greens of the canopy into silhouettes that seem to hold their breath against the coming night. Low Forest maintains a character rooted in the practical resilience of Cookshire-Eaton, where the echoes of agricultural labor define the seasonal turn of the year. The local economy relies on the steady, methodical stewardship of the land, reflecting a heritage of clearing and cultivation that persists in the quiet industry of the present day. Life in Low Forest follows the demands of the soil and the weather, favoring a deliberate pace that matches the slow, steady movement of the nearby water. Even as modern demands shift, the spirit of the place endures in the way the morning mist clings to the slopes of the Mont Jordan, keeping the history of the region present in every shadow and clearing.
Low Forest déploie ses reliefs sur les pentes du Mont Jordan, là où le terrain s'incline avec une patience minérale vers le cours sinueux de la Rivière Eaton. Dans cette partie du Haut-Saint-François, la lumière du crépuscule s’attarde sur les crêtes, révélant une terre façonnée par une longue tradition agricole qui a su apprivoiser la rudesse du sol québécois. L'air y possède une limpidité particulière, celle des espaces qui respirent au rythme lent des labours et des récoltes. À une distance respectueuse de Low Forest, le Lac Bouchard conserve ses mystères sous une surface immobile, tandis que plus loin, le Parc national du Mont-Mégantic impose sa présence majestueuse, rappelant la puissance ancienne des formations géologiques environnantes. L’économie locale, fidèle à ses racines terriennes, entretient un rapport direct avec les cycles de la forêt et des champs, forgeant une identité où chaque geste quotidien se lie à la topographie accidentée des environs. Les habitants observent le ciel changer au-dessus de ces étendues vallonnées, trouvant dans la constance des saisons et la clarté des eaux locales une forme de sérénité brute, presque sauvage. Low Forest demeure ce point précis sur la carte où le silence des bois rencontre le murmure persistant de la rivière, offrant une quiétude que seule la géographie de ce lieu peut dicter.
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Explore Low Forest, 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: 45.32, -71.617222. 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 Low Forest includes the postal code (J1M), 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 Low Forest 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) |