Explore Machisatat, 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 Machisatat, 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 Machisatat 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 Machisatat.
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 | Machisatat |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 56.593611 |
| Longitude | -73.283889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJFRY |
Machisatat is a locality in Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Machisatat is located at 56.5936°N, 73.2839°W.
Machisatat rests upon the rugged, wind-scoured margins of Lacs des Loups Marins, where the earth rises in the looming presence of Colline Kamachistawaskutaw. It lies 200.1 km east of Umiujaq, QC (from Umiujaq, QC: bearing 87°T). The air here holds a crystalline sharpness, carrying the scent of ancient stone and the vast, cold reach of the northern sky. During the long twilight of the subarctic summer, the light clings to the granite faces of the land, turning the deep waters of the lake into a mirror of bruised violet and grey. Machisatat exists in a state of quiet endurance, defined by a terrain that demands respect for its scale and its unyielding, elemental stillness. Generations have moved across this landscape, guided by the deep knowledge of the land passed down through Indigenous heritage and the necessity of surviving the winter thaw. Machisatat maintains a pace set by the seasonal migration of caribou and the shifting ice of Lacs des Loups Marins, reflecting a life that honors the austerity of the Rivière-Koksoak region. While the local economy remains tied to traditional harvesting and the careful stewardship of the wilderness, the daily life of Machisatat persists with a resilience that mirrors the steadfast height of Colline Kamachistawaskutaw. People here mark the passage of time not by the clock, but by the subtle changes in the wind and the deepening shadows that stretch across the tundra as the year turns toward the dark.
Machisatat s'étire sur les rives austères des Lacs des Loups Marins, là où le ciel immense du Nord-du-Québec écrase de son poids bleu les horizons de pierre. À proximité, la Colline Kamachistawaskutaw dresse sa silhouette silencieuse, vigie minérale veillant sur le déclin du jour. Dans cette lumière oblique, le froid s'insinue avec une précision chirurgicale, transformant chaque aspérité du terrain en une ombre étirée qui semble vouloir retenir la clarté. L'air y possède une sécheresse tranchante, une pureté qui saisit les poumons et rappelle la solitude ancienne de ces terres où les traditions autochtones persistent, invisibles mais tenaces, dans la mémoire du vent. Machisatat subit le rythme lent des éléments, ces forces telluriques qui sculptent le rocher et découpent le rivage avec une patience infinie. La vie domestique s'organise avec une humilité qui défie l'immensité, portée par des gestes répétés, nécessaires, loin du tumulte des mondes plus denses. Ici, le silence ne manque jamais de profondeur, il souligne l'isolement géographique tout en offrant une présence singulière à ceux qui habitent ce sol, entre les eaux froides et la masse sombre de la colline qui domine tout le paysage.
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Explore Machisatat, 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: 56.593611, -73.283889. 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 Machisatat includes the postal code (J0M), 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 Machisatat 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) |