Explore North Low, 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 North Low, 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 North Low 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 North Low.
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 | North Low |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Low; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.859444 |
| Longitude | -75.944722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKNGD |
North Low is a hamlet in Low; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. North Low is located at 45.8594°N, 75.9447°W.
North Low rests quietly against the rugged slopes of the Colline Laporte, where the land rises to meet a sky that often turns the color of a bruised plum at dusk. It lies 51.1 km north-east of Shawville, QC (from Shawville, QC: bearing 56°T), and is situated 4.8 km north of Low. The Rivière Gatineau carves a deep, steady path through this terrain, its waters holding the cold clarity of the northern woods, while the nearby Lac Sweeney mirrors the shifting clouds in a stillness that feels heavy with ancient patience. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and balsam, a sensory weight that anchors North Low to its position in the valley, grounding the horizon in a perpetual, quiet watchfulness. The history of North Low exists in the quiet persistence of those who worked the timber and cleared the rocky clearings, finding a living in the shadow of the Colline Laporte. Today, the local economy remains tied to the land and the water, reflecting a tradition of resourcefulness that values the seasons more than the clock. Life in North Low follows the subtle shifts of the Rivière Gatineau, moving with a deliberate grace that ignores the urgency of the wider world. Whether tending to the land or simply watching the light fade over the surface of Lac Sweeney, the people here share an unspoken understanding of the landscape, finding a distinct, enduring dignity in the simple act of staying rooted.
North Low s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres accidentées qui bordent la rivière Gatineau, là où le relief s'élève doucement vers la colline Laporte. L'air y possède une densité particulière, chargée d'une humidité fraîche qui monte du courant, enveloppant les habitations dans une pénombre bleutée dès que le soleil décline derrière les crêtes boisées. À proximité, les eaux calmes du lac Sweeney conservent les reflets changeants du ciel, offrant un silence que seule l'activité des exploitations agricoles ou le lointain murmure de la forêt viennent interrompre. Le sol, façonné par des décennies de labeur et le passage des saisons, porte les marques d'une occupation humaine qui a su composer avec une topographie exigeante, marquée par la rigueur du climat québécois. North Low conserve ainsi une allure austère et volontaire, où chaque parcelle de terrain raconte une persistance silencieuse face à l'immensité naturelle. Les sentiers qui serpentent entre la rivière Gatineau et les hauteurs environnantes rappellent que la vie ici s'est bâtie sur une compréhension profonde du territoire, une alliance discrète entre la rudesse des éléments et la permanence des lieux habités.
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Explore North Low, 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: 45.859444, -75.944722. 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 North Low includes the postal code (J8N), 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 North Low 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) |