Explore Matawin-Est, 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 Matawin-Est, 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 Matawin-Est 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 Matawin-Est.
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 | Matawin-Est |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Michel-des-Saints; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.659722 |
| Longitude | -73.969444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0K |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQLRT |
Matawin-Est is a resort in Saint-Michel-des-Saints; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Matawin-Est is located at 46.6597°N, 73.9694°W.
Matawin-Est sits as a quiet sentinel within the rugged expanse of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, defined by the deep, resonant stillness of the Canadian Shield. It lies 76.9 km west-north-west of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 284°T), and is situated 4.8 km west-south-west of Saint-Michel-des-Saints. The terrain here holds a particular weight, where the light at dusk turns the heavy spruce needles into silhouettes against a darkening sky. Nearby, the cool surface of Lac Émard mirrors the shifting clouds, while the Rivière Sauvage carves a persistent path through the surrounding stone and timber, its presence felt in the humid, pine-scented air. Though the horizon feels vast, the influence of the distant Parc national du Mont-Tremblant suggests the scale of the wild country that cradles this rugged stretch of Matawinie. Life in Matawin-Est maintains a steady pulse, shaped by the cycles of the forest and the enduring demands of the land. The local economy draws its vitality from the surrounding woods, reflecting a history of resourcefulness where the labor of the day is measured by the changing seasons. Residents engage with a landscape that requires both patience and grit, finding a grounded clarity in the simple tasks of maintaining hearth and home. Even as modernity touches the edges of this locality, the quiet persistence of the wilderness ensures that Matawin-Est remains a site of profound solitude, where the sound of the wind through the canopy provides the primary soundtrack to daily existence.
Matawin-Est se déploie sur un relief accidenté où la terre sauvage semble retenir son souffle sous une lumière boréale changeante. À deux kilomètres du Lac Émard, le sol conserve la mémoire des travaux forestiers qui ont longtemps dicté le rythme des jours, une industrie rude qui a façonné les esprits autant que les chemins de terre. La Rivière Sauvage serpente à travers les bois à environ cinq kilomètres, ses eaux sombres guidant la marche des bêtes et le regard des hommes vers les confins de la Matawinie. L'air y possède une netteté coupante, une pureté qui descend des hauteurs, rappelant la proximité du Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, situé à trente-huit kilomètres de cette étendue boisée. Matawin-Est maintient un lien tenace avec cette nature dominante, une existence faite de gestes lents et de silences habités par le craquement des résineux. Ici, les traditions s'appuient sur une endurance héritée des pionniers, une manière de vivre qui ignore les agitations lointaines pour mieux se concentrer sur la texture du bois, l'humidité des sous-bois et la rigueur d'un climat qui ne pardonne guère l'inattention. Chaque crépuscule installe une solitude bleue, plongeant Matawin-Est dans un calme absolu où seule la résonance du vent dans les cimes trouble la quiétude des environs.
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Explore Matawin-Est, 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: 46.659722, -73.969444. 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 Matawin-Est includes the postal code (J0K), 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 Matawin-Est 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) |