Explore Rivière-Mékinac, 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-Mékinac, 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-Mékinac 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-Mékinac.
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-Mékinac |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.840278 |
| Longitude | -72.761944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHWHW |
Rivière-Mékinac is a hamlet in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rivière-Mékinac is located at 46.8403°N, 72.7619°W.
Rivière-Mékinac holds a quiet gravity within the Mont Mékinac, where the earth rises to meet the sky in long, shadowed folds. It lies 41.7 km north-north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 25°T), and is situated 19.6 km north-west of Saint-Tite. The weight of the water defines the horizon, as Rivière-Mékinac sits firmly along the Rivière Saint-Maurice, a powerful artery that dictates the slow pulse of the valley. Sunlight catches the surface of the river at dusk, turning the currents into hammered copper before the light retreats behind the ridges. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape remains rugged and forested, with the stillness of Lac Sans Regard resting just 3 km away. Further out, the sprawling expanse of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie lies 16 km distant, anchoring the surrounding wilderness in a vast, protected silence. The history of Rivière-Mékinac follows the currents of the Rivière Saint-Maurice, which once served as a primary path for the timber trade that built the regional economy. Today, the residents of Rivière-Mékinac maintain a life shaped by the seasonal shifts of the Canadian climate, where the transition from deep winter snows to the sudden, verdant thaw governs the local work of forestry and land stewardship. The air here feels sharp and clean, carrying the scent of pine and damp stone even during the height of the summer heat. While the industry has evolved from the early days of log drives, the character of the people remains tied to the presence of the river, which continues to carve its way through the bedrock with an ancient, insistent patience.
Rivière-Mékinac se déploie avec une lenteur minérale dans le Mont Mékinac, là où la terre s'incline pour saluer les eaux sombres de la Rivière Saint-Maurice. Ce relief tourmenté impose une discipline aux bâtisseurs, forçant les chemins à suivre les replis du terrain plutôt que la ligne droite. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Sans Regard conserve son mystère sous une lumière de fin de journée, tandis que les vastes étendues du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, situé à seize kilomètres, exercent sur Rivière-Mékinac une influence sauvage et silencieuse. Le travail des hommes, marqué par l'exploitation forestière et une longue patience face aux éléments, a façonné une identité robuste qui se lit dans l'usure des routes et la rigueur des façades. L'air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l'humidité du courant et du souffle froid descendant des hauteurs, transformant chaque crépuscule en une épreuve de solitude contemplative. Ici, le quotidien ne cherche pas l'éclat, il se contente d'exister entre la solidité du granite et le passage incessant de la Rivière Saint-Maurice, cette artère qui a porté pendant des décennies le bois, la vie et les rêves de ceux qui ont choisi de rester sur ces rives escarpées.
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Explore Rivière-Mékinac, 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: 46.840278, -72.761944. 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-Mékinac includes the postal code (G9T), 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-Mékinac 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) |