Explore Saint-Joseph-de-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 Saint-Joseph-de-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 Saint-Joseph-de-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 Saint-Joseph-de-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.
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| Place | Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Trois-Rives; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.918333 |
| Longitude | -72.695556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIAGJ |
Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac is a hamlet in Trois-Rives; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac is located at 46.9183°N, 72.6956°W.
Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac sits nestled within the rugged embrace of the Canadian Shield, defined by the imposing presence of the Mont Mékinac that looms over the horizon. It lies 51.7 km north-north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 26°T), and is situated 23.5 km north-north-west of Saint-Tite. The Rivière Boucher cuts a persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the deep, brooding greens of the surrounding woodland as they navigate the rocky hollows. At dusk, the light catches the surface of the river, turning the moving current into a ribbon of hammered silver that pulls the eye toward the shadows of the hills. A short distance away, the quiet stillness of Lac Cadotte offers a stark, glassy contrast to the active flow of the nearby streams. Even the air here feels different, carrying a sharp, resinous chill that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the peaks. Life in Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac moves with a deliberate gravity, shaped by the historical necessity of working the land and the timber that blankets these slopes. While the wider reaches of the region are marked by the vast expanse of the Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, the daily existence of those living near the Rivière Boucher remains focused on the immediate demands of the season. Local industry continues to lean into the bounty of the forests, maintaining a connection to the landscape that predates modern convenience. During the quiet hours, the sound of the wind moving through the conifers serves as a reminder of the scale of this wilderness. Whether preparing for the long winter or managing the resources of the valley, the people of Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac sustain a character as enduring and unyielding as the granite beneath their feet.
Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac s'étire avec une patience tranquille sous l'ombre protectrice du Mont Mékinac, là où la lumière du crépuscule s'attarde longuement sur les eaux sombres de la Rivière Boucher. Dans ce coin de pays, le silence se fait dense et profond, seulement troublé par le passage du vent qui descend des hauteurs. À quelques lieues de là, le Lac Cadotte conserve ses secrets sous un miroir d'argent immobile, tandis que l'immensité protégée du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie impose sa présence sauvage à l'horizon. L'histoire de Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac se lit dans la texture rugueuse de ses sols et dans la persistance de ceux qui ont choisi de bâtir leur existence à même ces terres escarpées, tournées vers une foresterie qui a façonné le rythme des jours. Les habitants connaissent par cœur les replis du terrain, ces montées abruptes et ces vallons où la brume matinale s'accroche aux conifères comme une respiration lente. Ici, la vie suit le mouvement des éléments, une existence humble mais solide qui puise sa force dans la proximité immédiate de cette nature omniprésente, exigeante et généreuse, capable de transformer chaque saison en une célébration de la terre brute et de l'effort partagé.
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Explore Saint-Joseph-de-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: 46.918333, -72.695556. 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 Saint-Joseph-de-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 Saint-Joseph-de-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) |