Explore Rivière-au-Tonnerre, 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-au-Tonnerre, 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-au-Tonnerre 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-au-Tonnerre.
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-au-Tonnerre |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-au-Tonnerre; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.275638 |
| Longitude | -64.775179 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EHWFU |
Rivière-au-Tonnerre is a municipality in Rivière-au-Tonnerre; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Rivière-au-Tonnerre is located at 50.2756°N, 64.7752°W.
Rivière-au-Tonnerre rests where the rugged expanse of the Le Gros Morne meets the cold, vast currents of the St. Lawrence. It lies 83.8 km west of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 273°T), and is situated 13.9 km west of Jupitagon. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, persistent descent of the Rivière au Tonnerre, which carves its path toward the sea with a resonance that gives the land its name. Inland, the quiet waters of Lac à Canards mirror a sky that often turns the color of bruised slate as the evening light pulls back from the horizon. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of salt and spruce, a bracing atmosphere that clarifies the senses and highlights the stark, elemental beauty of the shoreline. Settlement in Rivière-au-Tonnerre grew from the necessity of those who looked to the water for their livelihood, establishing a history deeply connected to the harvest of the sea. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the tides and the seasonal shifts, maintaining a pace dictated by the arrival of the catch and the changing weather. Traditions remain centered on the endurance of the inhabitants, who watch the horizon with the practiced patience of a people acquainted with the North Shore’s demands. Even as the decades have shifted the tools of industry, the spirit of Rivière-au-Tonnerre stays anchored in the simple, steady labor of maintaining a home against the backdrop of the great river and the enduring stone of the Le Gros Morne.
Rivière-au-Tonnerre s'étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent salé imprègne les façades de bois et le caractère fier des habitants. La lumière déclinante du soir souligne les reliefs du Gros Morne, dont la silhouette massive domine les maisons serrées les unes contre les autres face à l'immensité marine. Les eaux vives de la Rivière au Tonnerre descendent vers l'estuaire avec une constance qui rythme les jours, rappelant aux résidents la vigueur de cette terre forgée par les pionniers venus chercher subsistance dans la pêche et la forêt. À peine à un kilomètre de là, le Lac à Canards dissimule ses berges tranquilles dans le repli du terrain, offrant un contraste de quiétude absolue devant le tumulte des vagues qui frappent sans relâche la côte. La culture locale, imprégnée des racines acadiennes, se manifeste dans les gestes simples du quotidien, dans le soin porté aux filets et la persistance des traditions qui lient les familles à leur sol originel. Rivière-au-Tonnerre conserve une âme tournée vers l'horizon, une présence solide qui défie les éléments, habitée par ceux qui reconnaissent dans la rudesse de ce paysage littoral une forme singulière de liberté.
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Explore Rivière-au-Tonnerre, 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: 50.275638, -64.775179. 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-au-Tonnerre includes the postal code (G4S), 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-au-Tonnerre 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) |