Explore Nitchequon, 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 Nitchequon, 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 Nitchequon 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 Nitchequon.
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 | Nitchequon |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.19701 |
| Longitude | -70.90478 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EHKJJ |
Nitchequon is a hamlet in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Nitchequon is located at 53.1970°N, 70.9048°W.
Nitchequon rests upon the expansive, wind-scoured shores of Lac Nichicun, a landscape where the northern light seems to linger longer, casting a bruised purple glow over the water as the day turns toward evening. It lies 141.1 km south of Brisay, QC (from Brisay, QC: bearing 191°T). The terrain surrounding Nitchequon is defined by the rugged, ancient presence of the La Grande Rivière, which pulls the cold, clear current through the heart of the wilderness. Here, the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that settles into the lungs, carrying the faint, metallic scent of granite and damp moss. The horizon remains wide and indifferent, marked by the low, stubborn growth of spruce that cling to the rocky ground, their branches shaped by the persistent press of northern winds. The history of Nitchequon carries the quiet weight of the fur trade era, a legacy held by those who navigated the interior of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James long before the arrival of modern outposts. For generations, the people moved in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the land, their lives aligned with the shifting ice on Lac Nichicun and the movement of game through the surrounding forest. While the economy once relied on the seasonal harvest of furs, the character of Nitchequon today reflects a deep, enduring connection to the traditional practices of the Cree. Life in Nitchequon follows the gravity of the seasons, where the silence of the long winters is broken only by the crack of shifting ice or the distant, muffled call of a raven against the vast, pale sky.
Nitchequon déploie sa solitude minérale sur les rives du Lac Nichicun, là où le ciel bas du Nord-du-Québec semble se fondre dans l'immensité des terres d'Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. Dans ce silence polaire, la lumière crépusculaire s'étire en teintes cuivrées sur les eaux sombres, révélant la présence ancienne de La Grande Rivière qui serpente à travers le paysage avec une lenteur majestueuse. Nitchequon demeure un nom murmuré par le vent, une halte dépouillée où le sol rocheux et le lichen résistent aux assauts d'un climat sans concession. Ici, la vie humaine s'est longtemps articulée autour du rythme des saisons et des déplacements des Cris, dont le savoir traverse les générations en suivant le tracé des eaux. Les vestiges de l'ancien poste de traite rappellent une époque où les échanges commerciaux dictaient la survie, transformant ce repli sauvage en une étape stratégique pour les voyageurs du Grand Nord. Le froid vif sculpte chaque relief, chaque pierre, conférant à Nitchequon une dignité austère que seule la clarté pure des nuits boréales parvient à adoucir. L'air, d'une limpidité rare, porte en lui le souvenir des campements nomades et la persistance d'une terre qui, malgré les changements, garde intacte sa rudesse primitive et son silence infini.
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Explore Nitchequon, 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: 53.19701, -70.90478. 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 Nitchequon includes the postal code (G0G), 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 Nitchequon 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) |