Explore Nitro, 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 Nitro, 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 Nitro 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 Nitro.
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 | Nitro |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield; Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.2775 |
| Longitude | -74.086944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHKJN |
Nitro is a residential area in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield; Beauharnois-Salaberry, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Nitro is located at 45.2775°N, 74.0869°W.
The industrial legacy of Nitro marks the flat, expansive shoreline where the land meets the vast, shifting expanse of Lac Saint-Louis. It lies 4.3 km north-east of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.0 km east-south-east of Coteau-du-Lac. The air here carries a persistent dampness from the water, a cooling breath that drifts inland toward the La Marmite, grounding the heavy stillness of the terrain. While the Rivière à la Graisse flows through the broader region five kilometers away, the immediate horizon of Nitro is defined by the low, steady pulse of the lake and the industrial history that once forged its purpose. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light flattens against the earth, turning the horizon into a sharp, thin line that separates the grey water from the cooling sky, revealing a landscape that prioritizes function and endurance over ornament. Nitro grew from the urgent demands of mid-century manufacturing, anchoring itself to the landscape with a utilitarian focus that persists in its sparse, open character. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the geography shifts toward the distant, rolling presence of Parc national d'Oka, located twenty-three kilometers away, and the distant, thunderous pull of Chutes Saint-Louis, sixteen kilometers to the south. Life in Nitro maintains a grounded, deliberate pace, where the memory of heavy industry informs the modern shape of the streets. The ground beneath remains firm, holding the weight of a history built on production, while the wind off the lake provides a clean, scouring contrast to the structured, man-made edges of the site.
Nitro s'étire avec une certaine langueur le long des rives du Lac Saint-Louis, là où le terrain s'aplanit pour accueillir l'héritage d'une industrie autrefois bouillonnante. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les eaux calmes, révélant une quiétude qui contraste avec l'effervescence passée des installations chimiques. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière à la Graisse serpente discrètement à travers les terres basses, tandis que le souvenir des Chutes Saint-Louis, situées à seize kilomètres, semble imprégner l'humidité de l'air ambiant. Nitro conserve une identité marquée par cette proximité avec les courants, une terre où le sol semble encore porter la mémoire des ouvriers venus bâtir un destin industriel au milieu des champs. Le regard se porte vers l'horizon, vers le Parc national d'Oka qui dessine une silhouette lointaine à vingt-trois kilomètres, offrant une respiration verte à ce paysage de plaines et de zones humides. Autour de La Marmite, les habitations s'organisent avec une simplicité pragmatique, suivant le rythme lent des marées intérieures et des vents qui balaient la surface du lac. Chaque bâtisse, chaque chemin qui mène vers les berges, raconte une histoire de labeur et de transformation, transformant ce coin de la région de Beauharnois-Salaberry en un espace singulier, façonné par l'eau et le silence des terres agricoles qui l'entourent.
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Explore Nitro, 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: 45.2775, -74.086944. 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 Nitro includes the postal code (J6S), 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 Nitro 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) |