Explore Rivière-Colombier, 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 Rivière-Colombier, 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 Rivière-Colombier 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 Rivière-Colombier.
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 | Rivière-Colombier |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Colombier; La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.871111 |
| Longitude | -68.848889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EHWGQ |
Rivière-Colombier is a post office in Colombier; La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Rivière-Colombier is located at 48.8711°N, 68.8489°W.
Rivière-Colombier flows toward the vast, salt-scented horizon of the St. Lawrence, carving a path through the sturdy, ancient terrain of the Haute-Côte-Nord. It lies 22.3 km north-east of Forestville, QC (from Forestville, QC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 0.2 km south-west of Colombier. The landscape here holds a crisp, northern clarity, where the light at dusk settles against the dark pines like a heavy, velvet curtain. Inland, the terrain rises into quiet folds, cradling the Petit lac Bédard about 5 km away, while the Rivière Hickey meanders through the stillness approximately 6 km from the shore. The air carries a persistent, bracing chill, a reminder of the proximity to the deep, cold currents of the estuary that define the edge of the world. History in Rivière-Colombier resides in the enduring labor of those who turned toward the water and the timber for their livelihood. The economy has long drawn its strength from the forest and the river, mirroring a tradition of resilience that defines the local character. Life follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the shifting ice on the water and the quiet industry of a people accustomed to the vastness of the Canadian wilderness. Here, the weight of the spruce and the persistence of the tides create a singular atmosphere, where the daily work of the inhabitants remains as steady and deliberate as the flow of the Rivière-Colombier itself.
Rivière-Colombier s'étire avec une tranquille obstination le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin vient apaiser les terres hautes de la Haute-Côte-Nord. Le paysage se déploie dans une lumière déclinante qui semble suspendre le monde, révélant la texture minérale du sol et la rigueur de cette géographie septentrionale. À quelques lieues de là, la Rivière Hickey serpente discrètement dans le relief, tandis que le Petit lac Bédard repose dans un silence forestier, observant le passage des heures sur une terre où l'économie a longtemps puisé ses forces dans le labeur sylvicole et le travail de la terre. Rivière-Colombier conserve cette allure des lieux qui ne cherchent pas à plaire, préférant la véracité du vent et le mouvement perpétuel des marées qui battent la mesure de la vie quotidienne. Les habitants, façonnés par la rudesse climatique, perpétuent une existence sobre, liée à l'étendue immense du fleuve qui domine l'horizon. Entre la présence constante des eaux froides et la proximité des reliefs boisés, le cadre demeure un espace de résistance face à l'immensité, où chaque maison semble guetter le retour des saisons par-delà le courant, offrant au regard une beauté brute, dénuée d'artifice, qui appartient aux seuls résidents de ces contrées côtières.
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Explore Rivière-Colombier, 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: 48.871111, -68.848889. 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 Rivière-Colombier includes the postal code (G5M), 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 Rivière-Colombier 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) |