Explore Moulin-Caron, 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 Moulin-Caron, 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 Moulin-Caron 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 Moulin-Caron.
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 | Moulin-Caron |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rouyn-Noranda; Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.1275 |
| Longitude | -78.97 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHIOJ |
Moulin-Caron is a hamlet in Rouyn-Noranda; Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Moulin-Caron is located at 48.1275°N, 78.9700°W.
Moulin-Caron rests amidst the rugged, resilient terrain of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where the land rises toward the Montagne des Pins. It lies 12.7 km south-south-east of Rouyn-Noranda, QC (from Rouyn-Noranda, QC: bearing 164°T), and is situated 32.0 km south-west of Mont-Brun. The Rivière Bellecombe carves a path through the stillness, its waters reflecting the heavy, low-hanging clouds that often settle over the spruce and pine. Near the proximity of Lac Bruyère, the air holds a crisp, metallic edge, sharpening the senses as the light fades into a bruised purple hue against the horizon. The earth here feels dense and ancient, resisting the encroachment of modern haste while maintaining a quiet, stoic presence in the shadow of the hills. The history of Moulin-Caron lingers in the remnants of its traditional industries, which once drew their strength from the surrounding timber and the reach of the local waterways. People in Moulin-Caron navigate their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, finding purpose in the maintenance of the land and the quiet demands of a northern life. Even as the seasons turn and the frost hardens the ground, the spirit of the settlement persists, grounded in the hard-won practicalities of a wilderness landscape. A certain beauty reveals itself in the way the local architecture hunkers low against the wind, sheltering a character forged in the long, dark winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the short northern summer.
Moulin-Caron s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les terres basses de l'Abitibi, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder sur les courbes de la Rivière Bellecombe. Dans ce silence minéral propre aux espaces nordiques, le paysage s'organise autour de la silhouette familière de la Montagne des Pins, gardienne immobile qui domine l'horizon forestier. À quelques lieues de là, le Lac Bruyère offre sa surface sombre et miroitante aux caprices du vent, rappelant aux habitants la présence constante des eaux qui façonnent la géographie de ce secteur. L'héritage de Moulin-Caron demeure lié à une ténacité silencieuse, celle des hommes ayant défriché ces sols rocailleux pour y implanter une agriculture de subsistance devenue, avec les décennies, une manière d'exister en harmonie avec une nature austère mais généreuse. Les façades des maisons, balayées par les brises froides, conservent la mémoire d'une vie rythmée par l'exploitation forestière et le travail de la terre, tandis que le ciel immense, souvent teinté d'un gris bleuté, enveloppe les rangs de sa clarté changeante. Ici, la rudesse du climat forge une identité collective où le temps ne se mesure pas en heures, mais en cycles de croissance et en patience, faisant de chaque jour une lutte discrète contre l'immensité sauvage qui borde les chemins de terre.
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Explore Moulin-Caron, 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: 48.1275, -78.97. 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 Moulin-Caron includes the postal code (J9Y), 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 Moulin-Caron 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) |