Explore Moorcrest, 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 Moorcrest, 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 Moorcrest 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 Moorcrest.
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 | Moorcrest |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Mascouche; Les Moulins |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.758056 |
| Longitude | -73.638611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J7L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHHWY |
Moorcrest is a hamlet in Mascouche; Les Moulins, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Moorcrest is located at 45.7581°N, 73.6386°W.
Moorcrest holds its position upon the St. Lawrence, a landscape marked by the persistent, low-slung presence of the Le Coteau and the steady, quiet passage of the Rivière Saint-Pierre. It lies 28.4 km east of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 94°T), and is situated 7.4 km north of Terrebonne. The air here often carries a distinct chill that rises from the water, clinging to the grasses and the flat, open fields during the bruised light of late afternoon. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Lac Henri sit undisturbed in the cooling air, while the broader, wilder reaches of Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville wait further out along the horizon. The terrain possesses a singular, planar quality, where the sky seems to press down with a weight that defines the horizon, turning the grey-blue water of the river into a mirror for the passing clouds. The history of Moorcrest is tied to the industry of the region, where the turning of wheels and the management of mills once dictated the pace of life among the settlers who first cleared the banks. Today, the economy leans into a modern stillness, though the echoes of older trade persist in the sturdy architecture and the way the roads curve to follow the natural contours of the Rivière Saint-Pierre. Life in Moorcrest moves with a deliberate clarity, defined by the seasonal shift of the light and the practical demands of a landscape that values resilience over adornment. Residents acknowledge the long-standing heritage of the land, finding a sense of belonging in the way the wind sweeps across the open ground, unobstructed and cold, before settling into the shelter of the trees as evening descends.
Moorcrest s'étire avec une langueur contemplative sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle du fleuve façonne les contours du Coteau. La lumière du couchant se dépose sur les eaux de la Rivière Saint-Pierre avec une précision presque minérale, révélant la texture d'un sol fertile qui a nourri les premières familles s'étant établies sur ces terres planes. À quelques lieues, le Lac Henri demeure une présence silencieuse, miroir immobile sous un ciel immense qui semble dominer chaque parcelle de ce paysage de Mascouche. L'activité humaine s'ajuste ici au rythme lent des marées intérieures et à la rigueur des hivers qui transforment la terre en une étendue immaculée. Si le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville impose sa silhouette lointaine à l'horizon, Moorcrest conserve une identité propre, marquée par une industrie locale discrète et une mémoire des gestes agricoles transmis par ceux qui connaissaient la valeur du labour. L'air y possède une fraîcheur singulière, chargée de l'humidité du grand courant, rappelant aux habitants que leur existence demeure liée à cette géographie indomptable. Chaque façade semble capter les derniers rayons du jour, offrant une clarté particulière aux demeures qui bordent les voies tranquilles, assurant à Moorcrest une dignité paisible, loin de l'agitation des grands centres urbains.
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Explore Moorcrest, 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: 45.758056, -73.638611. 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 Moorcrest includes the postal code (J7L), 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 Moorcrest 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) |