Explore Riverbend, 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 Riverbend, 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 Riverbend 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 Riverbend.
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 | Riverbend |
| Type | Neighbourhood |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Alma; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.558889 |
| Longitude | -71.652778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHWEE |
Riverbend is a neighbourhood in Alma; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Riverbend is located at 48.5589°N, 71.6528°W.
Riverbend rests along the sturdy banks of the Saguenay River, where the horizon holds the weight of the water and the sky meets the earth in a quiet, enduring embrace. It lies 1.0 km north of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 3°T), and is situated 9.9 km north of Saint-Bruno. The terrain surrounding Riverbend reveals itself in long, deliberate strokes, marked by the proximity of the Côte du Côtoyage and the distant, cooling presence of Petit lac des Harvey, which waits three kilometers away as if keeping a solitary vigil. During the golden hours of late afternoon, the light settles heavily upon the Saguenay River, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered silver that shifts with the subtle, restless currents of the deep. Even as the wind moves through the surrounding woods, the land maintains a stoic composure, grounding the spirit in a landscape that values the permanence of stone and the relentless, forward motion of the river. History flows through Riverbend like the water itself, carrying the echoes of industrial ambition that once defined the life of those who settled near the confluence of trade and timber. While Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon lies twenty-eight kilometers away, the local character remains defined by the immediate pulse of the Saguenay River, which provided the original energy for the mills and the livelihoods of generations. The economy persists through a deliberate, steady labor, reflecting a resilience that survives in the changing seasons and the persistent chill of the northern air. People here move with a practical grace, their days structured by the requirements of the land and a deep-seated respect for the resources that sustain them. In the quiet intensity of a winter evening, the air carries a crisp, clean sharpness, reminding every inhabitant of the vast, wild stretches that press against the edges of their daily lives.
Riverbend s’étire avec une élégance singulière le long des rives de la rivière Saguenay, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle devant la Côte du Côtoyage. Dans cette contrée d’Alma, le paysage se déploie avec une rigueur industrielle héritée de ses origines papetières, une vocation qui a longtemps dicté le rythme des jours et la stature des demeures de briques rouges. L’air y possède une fraîcheur métallique, un souffle vif qui descend des terres du nord pour caresser les façades ordonnées. À quelques lieues de là, le Petit lac des Harvey conserve une quiétude secrète, tandis que les vastes étendues du Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon rappellent la puissance indomptée de la nature environnante. Riverbend conserve une identité bâtie sur la force de l’eau et le labeur, une dignité tranquille qui émerge à chaque crépuscule lorsque la lumière, oblique et dorée, vient se briser contre les structures massives de l’usine. Le silence gagne les rues dès que l’agitation du travail s’apaise, laissant place à une atmosphère feutrée où les souvenirs des bâtisseurs semblent encore vibrer dans les structures de bois et de pierre, affirmant une présence qui défie le passage des heures.
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Explore Riverbend, 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: 48.558889, -71.652778. 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 Riverbend includes the postal code (G8B), 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 Riverbend 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) |