Explore Metawatikwa, 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 Metawatikwa, 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 Metawatikwa 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 Metawatikwa.
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 | Metawatikwa |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 52.670556 |
| Longitude | -76.836389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EMFRE |
Metawatikwa is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Metawatikwa is located at 52.6706°N, 76.8364°W.
Metawatikwa rests upon the stillness of the shoreline of Lac Boyd, where the horizon stretches thin against the rugged silhouette of the Colline Achanuchis. It lies 115.1 km north-north-west of Nemaska, QC (from Nemaska, QC: bearing 340°T), and is situated 52.2 km north-north-west of Les Mélèzes. The light at dusk here possesses a sharp, bruised clarity, illuminating the dark needles of spruce that crowd the perimeter of the land. Fifteen kilometers to the south, the Rivière Opinaca draws a slow, dark ribbon through the terrain, its movement barely audible against the profound quiet that settles over the basin. Within Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, the air carries a crisp, biting edge that defines the seasons, demanding a resilience from those who inhabit this reach of the north. Metawatikwa exists as a point of quiet endurance, shaped by the traditions of the land and the long, cold reach of the winter months. The local economy and daily life follow the patterns of the bush, where the knowledge of the waterways and the seasonal migrations of wildlife hold more weight than the clock. The influence of Indigenous heritage remains present in every aspect of life, visible in the way the land is navigated and respected. Even in the height of the summer, when the sun lingers late into the night, the shadow of the Colline Achanuchis serves as a reminder of the ancient, unyielding character of this northern expanse.
Metawatikwa s'étire sur les rives silencieuses du Lac Boyd, là où la lumière déclinante du Nord vient caresser les reliefs de la Colline Achanuchis d'une lueur cuivrée et mélancolique. Ce territoire, imprégné de la sagesse ancestrale des Cris, demeure une sentinelle solitaire dans l'immensité boréale, tandis que la Rivière Opinaca serpente à quinze kilomètres de distance, charriant les secrets d'un sol ancien. La rigueur du climat sculpte les pins et les roches, conférant à chaque battement de ce paysage une solennité presque religieuse. Les habitants de Metawatikwa observent le passage des jours avec une patience héritée des terres froides, trouvant dans la rudesse des éléments un compagnon familier pour leurs travaux quotidiens. Ici, le ciel déploie ses nuances infinies sur une nature qui ne demande rien, sinon le respect de ceux qui habitent son immensité. Le vent souffle des échos lointains par-delà les crêtes, rappelant que l'existence humaine se mesure ici à l'échelle des horizons vastes. Dans le silence qui enveloppe les berges du Lac Boyd, Metawatikwa s'affirme comme une présence humble et nécessaire, un point de lumière qui persiste dans le grand mystère de la forêt boréale.
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Explore Metawatikwa, 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: 52.670556, -76.836389. 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 Metawatikwa includes the postal code (J0Y), 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 Metawatikwa 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) |