Explore Obalski, 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 Obalski, 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 Obalski 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 Obalski.
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 | Obalski |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.748889 |
| Longitude | -74.393333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHLLA |
Obalski is a hamlet in Chibougamau; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Obalski is located at 49.7489°N, 74.3933°W.
Obalski rests along the austere, dark reaches of the shore of Lac Chibougamau, where the land holds the weight of ancient stone and the persistent chill of the north. It lies 11.0 km west of La Mine-Corner Bay, QC (from La Mine-Corner Bay, QC: bearing 274°T), and is situated 18.4 km south of Chibougamau. The rising profile of the Colline de la Sidérite defines the horizon, its slopes anchoring the terrain against the expansive, pale light that settles over the water toward dusk. The Rivière Chibougamau flows through the vicinity, its currents carrying the cold mineral clarity of the interior, shaping the way life moves in this rugged territory. In Obalski, the silence of the woods is not an absence, but a presence that demands a particular kind of attention, sharpening the senses to the subtle shifts in wind and the texture of the lichen-covered rock. The history of Obalski remains grounded in the extraction of the earth, an economy born from the hard, hidden value pulled from the deep geology beneath the Colline de la Sidérite. Work here follows the turning of the seasons, shifting from the intensity of industrial labor to the quiet maintenance required when the frost deepens. The people who make their lives in Obalski carry a practicality earned from years of navigating the proximity of the Rivière Chibougamau and the vast, unyielding shoreline of Lac Chibougamau. Daily life here is defined by this direct engagement with the elements, where the community persists with a steady, pragmatic focus, finding a quiet beauty in the endurance of a landscape that does not easily yield to human intent.
Obalski s’étire avec une ténacité silencieuse sur les rives du Lac Chibougamau, là où la lumière déclinante du jour semble s’attarder davantage sur les eaux sombres. Le terrain, marqué par la présence imposante de la Colline de la Sidérite, rappelle aux voyageurs que le sol ici porte le poids d’une longue vocation minière, une discipline rigoureuse façonnée par les gisements de cuivre et d’or qui ont attiré les premiers explorateurs. Au loin, le murmure constant de la Rivière Chibougamau accompagne le quotidien des résidents, un rythme liquide qui scande le passage des heures sous un ciel immense. Obalski conserve cette rudesse élégante du Nord-du-Québec, où le travail de la terre et de la roche définit l’identité même de ses habitants. Les maisons semblent s’ajuster avec humilité contre la rigueur climatique, profitant d’un horizon dégagé qui embrasse les reliefs environnants. Chaque souffle d’air frais charrié depuis les étendues sauvages apporte une clarté singulière, rendant les soirées presque palpables dans leur immobilité. Il existe dans ce secteur une force tranquille, une manière d’habiter le territoire qui reconnaît la puissance des éléments tout en cultivant la persévérance nécessaire pour bâtir une vie durable entre les minéraux et le courant des eaux.
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Explore Obalski, 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: 49.748889, -74.393333. 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 Obalski includes the postal code (G8P), 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 Obalski 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) |