Explore Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, 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-Mathieu-d'Harricana, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana 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-Mathieu-d'Harricana.
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-Mathieu-d'Harricana |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.472704 |
| Longitude | -78.138183 |
| Population | 770 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EPSOR |
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is located at 48.4727°N, 78.1382°W.
The expansive, level horizon of the Abitibi region defines the character of Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, where the land stretches wide under a sky that seems to press closer to the earth during the long, hushed winters. It lies 10.4 km south of Amos, QC (from Amos, QC: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.9 km west of Saint-Marc-de-Figuery. The Harricanaw River courses through the low-lying terrain, its dark, reflective currents carving a path that has shaped the drainage and movement of the woods for generations. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lac de la Passe sits hidden in the stillness of the trees, catching the low, slanted light of late afternoon which turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of spruce and damp soil, grounding the inhabitant in a landscape that demands both resilience and a quiet appreciation for its vast, unadorned scale. Settlement in Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana grew from the stubborn persistence of pioneers who cleared the dense brush to establish the fields that still define the local economy today. Agriculture remains a steady pulse in the daily lives of the residents, with farmsteads scattered across the flat, fertile ground, mirroring the industrious spirit that first brought families to these northern reaches. The work of the day follows the turning of the seasons, shifting from the frantic energy of the planting months to the heavy, meditative silence that descends when the frost settles deep into the fields. Cultural life stays rooted in the shared labor and the long-standing traditions of a people who have learned to thrive in the isolation of the bush, finding connection in the simple, enduring comforts of home and the steady, reliable presence of neighbors.
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana s'étire avec une patience tranquille le long des rives de la rivière Harricanaw, là où le sol abitibien conserve encore le souvenir des défricheurs venus bâtir une existence sur ces terres argileuses. L'air y possède une clarté particulière, une franchise qui accompagne les habitants dans leurs travaux agricoles et forestiers, façonnant une identité liée à la persévérance et au rythme lent des labours. À peine à trois kilomètres, le Lac de la Passe offre une étendue de calme liquide, un espace où la lumière du crépuscule s'attarde volontiers, teintant les eaux de reflets cuivrés qui semblent immobiliser l'instant. La vie à Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana se déploie sans artifice, portée par des gestes répétés qui lient les familles au territoire, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. Les champs ouverts, bordés par les forêts denses qui marquent la limite de l'horizon, rappellent la rudesse et la beauté de ce climat rigoureux, exigeant de ceux qui y demeurent une présence constante et attentive. Chaque jour, la rivière Harricanaw poursuit son cours immuable, observant les changements subtils d'une terre qui, sans grandes démonstrations, cultive sa propre manière de durer sous l'immensité du ciel québécois.
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Explore Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, 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: 48.472704, -78.138183. 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-Mathieu-d'Harricana includes the postal code (J9T), 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-Mathieu-d'Harricana 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) |