Explore Papakamistikw, 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 Papakamistikw, 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 Papakamistikw 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 Papakamistikw.
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 | Papakamistikw |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.816389 |
| Longitude | -78.817222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKBRG |
Papakamistikw is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Papakamistikw is located at 50.8164°N, 78.8172°W.
Papakamistikw occupies a quiet threshold where the land rises to meet the shadows of the Colline Muschipakuchi. It lies 74.3 km south of Waskaganish, QC (from Waskaganish, QC: bearing 184°T), and is situated 25.8 km west of Kaustiskach. The Rivière Obamsca draws a dark, reflective line through the low-lying terrain, its currents carrying the chill of the north toward the horizon. Across the expanse, the presence of Lac Kamituskach, situated seven kilometers away, influences the local humidity and the way light clings to the moss-covered granite at dusk. The air here holds a sharp, clean density, pressing against the spruce needles and the lichen-crusted rocks that define the terrain. Papakamistikw exists within a landscape that demands a respectful endurance, where the wind does not simply blow but hums against the geological foundations of the region. Indigenous heritage remains a vital pulse in the daily life of the region, grounding the contemporary activities of the people in ancestral knowledge of the waterways and the seasonal shifts of the boreal forest. Economic life in Papakamistikw aligns with the rhythms of the land, focusing on sustainable practices that respect the boundaries of the Rivière Obamsca and the surrounding wilderness. Traditional skills, passed through generations, dictate the way resources are managed, ensuring that the connection to the territory persists despite the pressures of the modern world. Life unfolds in a deliberate manner, marked by the practical demands of a cold climate and the quiet satisfaction found in the mastery of a rugged, unforgiving environment.
Papakamistikw s'étire avec une solitude souveraine sur les terres vastes de Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, là où le ciel bas semble vouloir toucher la terre boréale. À l'horizon, la silhouette imposante de la Colline Muschipakuchi domine les plaines, offrant un repère immuable sous une lumière crépusculaire qui colore les mousses et les lichens de teintes cuivrées. Les eaux calmes de la Rivière Obamsca serpentent à travers le territoire, portant en elles le murmure des traditions ancestrales et le rythme lent de la vie quotidienne dans cette contrée sauvage. À sept kilomètres de là, le Lac Kamituskach dort sous une fine pellicule de brume, préservant le silence minéral des espaces nordiques. Papakamistikw se révèle dans la rigueur de son climat et la persistance de son identité, portée par une mémoire qui se transmet par le souffle du vent entre les épinettes noires. Chaque geste accompli ici, loin des grands centres, répond à la cadence imposée par le terrain et les éléments naturels qui dictent la survie. Les habitants y cultivent une patience héritée du sol, une manière d'être qui appartient exclusivement à ce paysage où chaque rocher et chaque méandre de rivière racontent une histoire ancienne, celle d'une présence qui s'adapte aux exigences du Nord-du-Québec sans jamais chercher à le dompter.
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Explore Papakamistikw, 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: 50.816389, -78.817222. 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 Papakamistikw includes the postal code (J9Z), 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 Papakamistikw 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) |