Explore Pichanikap, 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 Pichanikap, 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 Pichanikap 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 Pichanikap.
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 | Pichanikap |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 54.901944 |
| Longitude | -74.340278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKYWL |
Pichanikap is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Pichanikap is located at 54.9019°N, 74.3403°W.
Pichanikap sits as a solitary point of persistence along the expansive reach of the Grande rivière de la Baleine. It lies 221.0 km east of Kuujjuarapik, QC (from Kuujjuarapik, QC: bearing 100°T), and is situated 17.2 km east of Atikamakw Pachistiwakan. The land here carries the sharp, clean scent of lichen and cold granite, where the horizon stretches thin under a sky that seems to hold its breath through the long northern seasons. Nine kilometers away, the quiet presence of Lac Kawauyakamasich mirrors the expanse of the heavens, its surface undisturbed by the weight of modern industry. During the brief, intense height of summer, the light lingers late, casting a long, amber glow that softens the rugged edges of the bedrock and turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper. The history of Pichanikap is held in the quiet knowledge of those who have moved across this terrain for generations, following the seasonal pulse of the Grande rivière de la Baleine. Life here does not seek the clamor of the south, preferring the deliberate pace of traditional harvests and the deep, resonant silence that settles over the earth when the frost arrives. The local economy remains closely aligned with the land and its resources, reflecting a heritage that values observation and endurance over the rapid transformations seen elsewhere. Even as the wind whistles through the stunted spruce, Pichanikap maintains a steady, internal gravity, grounded in a geography that demands respect and offers, in return, a clarity of existence rarely found in more crowded corners of the world.
Pichanikap s'étire avec une sobriété minérale le long des rives de la Grande rivière de la Baleine, là où le souffle du Nord sculpte le paysage d'une main froide et patiente. L'air y possède une limpidité tranchante, révélant chaque nuance d'une terre où le lichen dispute sa place à la roche ancienne sous une lumière crépusculaire qui semble suspendre le cours des heures. À neuf kilomètres de là, les eaux immobiles du lac Kawauyakamasich conservent le silence des étendues sauvages de Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, offrant un contraste saisissant avec le courant soutenu qui anime les abords directs de Pichanikap. La vie ici se déploie dans une fidélité aux rythmes ancestraux, portée par l'héritage des nations cries dont la connaissance profonde des passages et des cycles de la faune demeure le socle de toute existence. Les habitants observent les variations de la Grande rivière de la Baleine avec une attention méticuleuse, habitués à cette présence liquide qui façonne les déplacements et nourrit les traditions locales. Dans cette solitude boréale, le regard se perd vers l'horizon infini, trouvant dans la rudesse du climat une forme de noblesse austère qui définit l'identité même de ces terres lointaines du Nord-du-Québec.
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Explore Pichanikap, 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: 54.901944, -74.340278. 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 Pichanikap includes the postal code (J0Y), 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 Pichanikap 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) |