Explore Moose River, 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 Moose River, 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 Moose River 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 Moose River.
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 | Moose River |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Christine; Acton |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.643333 |
| Longitude | -72.423611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKNHN |
Moose River is a hamlet in Sainte-Christine; Acton, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Moose River is located at 45.6433°N, 72.4236°W.
Moose River flows with a patient, low-slung grace through the quiet lowlands near the Colline Davidson, where the horizon holds a steady, grounded weight against the sky. It lies 26.8 km south of Drummondville, QC (from Drummondville, QC: bearing 170°T), and is situated 11.0 km east of Acton Vale. The water here possesses a dark, reflective clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and crushed sedge as it moves past banks lined with resilient hardwoods. In the late afternoon, the light settles horizontally across the fields, turning the surface of the stream into a sheet of hammered copper that catches the transition between the heat of the day and the coming chill. Nearby, the Rivière Saint-Germain traces its own path through the countryside, while the distant, rushing presence of the Chutes de Roxton Falls adds a subtle, persistent vibration to the air. Though the expansive reach of Parc national de la Yamaska lies further off, the immediate reach of Moose River remains defined by the intimate, unadorned character of the surrounding Quebec farmland. The history of Moose River is held in the quiet persistence of the families who first cleared these stubborn, fertile acres to establish their livelihood in Sainte-Christine. Agriculture continues to shape the daily life of the region, with the steady hum of machinery often rising to meet the calls of migrating birds as farmers work the soil. Local traditions here are measured in the turning of seasons and the small, vital gatherings that sustain the spirit of those who live close to the land. There is a particular beauty in the way the local economy relies on this direct connection to the terrain, a cycle of planting and harvest that mirrors the ancient, reliable pulse of the waterway itself. Life along Moose River moves with a deliberate intensity, rooted in a deep familiarity with the immediate horizon and the honest, unchanging demands of the countryside.
Moose River s’étire avec une patience minérale sous le regard immobile de la Colline Davidson, là où les terres d'Acton épousent la lumière oblique des fins de jour. Dans ce relief adouci, le sol garde la mémoire des labours anciens et la ténacité des familles qui ont su lire, dans la terre noire, la promesse d’une subsistance durable. Le vent, qui descend des hauteurs, apporte parfois le souffle humide de la Rivière Saint-Germain, distante de quelques lieues, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes de Roxton Falls rythme sourdement la marche des heures. Plus loin, vers l’horizon qui se déploie en vastes étendues, le Parc national de la Yamaska impose sa présence végétale, modulant la température et le vol des oiseaux migrateurs. Moose River demeure une entité singulière, un espace de labeur et de silence où chaque clôture de bois souligne la limite des champs et le tracé des chemins ruraux. Les résidents y cultivent une discrétion qui s'accorde aux variations du climat, préférant la constance des travaux agricoles au tumulte des cités trop proches. Ici, le ciel semble descendre plus bas sur les terres, enveloppant la silhouette de la Colline Davidson d'une clarté argentée qui transforme la banalité du quotidien en une suite d'instants suspendus, loin des agitations du monde.
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Explore Moose River, 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: 45.643333, -72.423611. 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 Moose River includes the postal code (J2A), 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 Moose River 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) |