Explore Rivière-Thompson, 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-Thompson, 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-Thompson 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-Thompson.
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-Thompson |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Val-d'Or; La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.089083 |
| Longitude | -77.887424 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHWIY |
Rivière-Thompson is a hamlet in Val-d'Or; La Vallée-de-l'Or, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rivière-Thompson is located at 48.0891°N, 77.8874°W.
Rivière-Thompson emerges as a quiet confluence where the waters of the Rivière Piché carve their path through the dense, resilient forests of the Canadian Shield. It lies 7.4 km west of Val-d'Or, QC (from Val-d'Or, QC: bearing 259°T), and is situated 18.6 km east-south-east of Malartic. The air here holds a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly as the low northern sun catches the dark movement of the stream, casting long, still shadows across the spruce and jack pine. Within this rugged expanse, Lac à John-Drapeau settles into the terrain about 6 km away, its surface reflecting the vast, unbroken sky that defines the horizon of La Vallée-de-l'Or. The land possesses a stubborn, ancient character, shaped by the persistent flow of water and the slow, heavy growth of timber that has long defined the character of the region. The history of Rivière-Thompson aligns with the industrial pulse of Val-d'Or, where the extraction of earth’s hidden wealth has directed the course of human activity for generations. Life in this sector follows the demands of the forest and the persistent influence of mining operations, which leave their mark on the geography in subtle, utilitarian ways. People move with a focus born of necessity, maintaining a connection to the wilderness that borders their daily tasks. Traditions here are often found in the quiet persistence of those who work the land, finding value in the solitude of the woods and the consistent, reliable motion of the Rivière Piché as it sustains the life of the surrounding landscape.
Rivière-Thompson se déploie avec une humilité minérale sur les rives de la Rivière Piché, là où le sol garde la mémoire des efforts acharnés pour dompter le roc de la Vallée-de-l'Or. Le courant de la Rivière Piché impose son rythme lent, presque solennel, aux terres environnantes qui s'étirent sous un ciel souvent chargé de la promesse d'un hiver précoce. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à John-Drapeau attend dans son silence, miroir sombre et immobile qui semble absorber les dernières lueurs du jour avant que l'ombre ne gagne les boisés. Rivière-Thompson porte en elle la rigueur de ceux qui ont bâti leur existence sur la dureté du terrain, transformant l'isolement en une forme de persévérance tranquille. La lumière déclinante y sculpte les aspérités du paysage, soulignant les traces d'une industrie qui a façonné le relief et les esprits. Les habitants, habitués aux caprices d'un climat qui ne pardonne guère, maintiennent une présence discrète face à l'immensité forestière, trouvant dans la constance des eaux et la solidité de la pierre une raison de demeurer. Ici, la vie se mesure à la patience du regard posé sur les horizons familiers, loin des agitations du monde, dans cet espace où la terre et l'eau dictent chaque geste quotidien.
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Explore Rivière-Thompson, 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: 48.089083, -77.887424. 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-Thompson includes the postal code (J9P), 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-Thompson 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) |