Explore Saint-Roch-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-Roch-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-Roch-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-Roch-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.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac |
| Type | Parish Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.811344 |
| Longitude | -72.769502 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIAXS |
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is a parish municipality in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at 46.8113°N, 72.7695°W.
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac rests firmly in the embrace of the Laurentian landscape, anchored by the imposing presence of Mont Mékinac. It lies 38.5 km north-north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 26°T), and is situated 30.1 km north of Shawinigan. The Rivière Saint-Maurice flows past with a steady, deep-throated resolve, mirroring the sky as the afternoon light catches the ripples against the dark, forested banks. Beyond the immediate terrain, the stillness of Lac Omand waits just two kilometers away, holding the quiet reflection of the trees in its glassy surface. Even the air here feels heavier with the scent of pine and damp earth, a reminder that the wilder reaches of the Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie sit only fifteen kilometers distant, watching over the rugged horizon. Life in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac draws its vitality from the land and the endurance of those who first cleared the timber to make space for settlement. The local economy persists through a connection to the woods and the water, honoring the labor that once moved logs down the Rivière Saint-Maurice to feed the mills. Residents move through the day with a focused intent, acknowledging the long winters and the brief, brilliant summers that dictate the cycle of their work. There is a particular beauty in the way the frost clings to the edges of the riverbanks during the transition of seasons, turning the shoreline into a fragile, silvered boundary that marks the passage of another year in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac.
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac se déploie avec une retenue souveraine sur les rives de la Rivière Saint-Maurice, là où le relief s'incline pour épouser le passage des eaux sombres et puissantes. Dominé par la masse imposante du Mont Mékinac, le paysage impose une verticalité qui semble contenir le souffle de ceux qui y habitent. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Omand offre un miroir immobile aux arbres qui s'étirent vers le ciel, tandis que le Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, situé aux confins de cet horizon, protège une nature sauvage dont l'immensité résonne jusque dans les rues paisibles. L'économie locale, portée par le lien indéfectible avec la forêt et les vastes étendues, définit le rythme quotidien de Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, où le travail et la terre entretiennent une relation de respect mutuel. La lumière crépusculaire, en glissant sur les pentes escarpées, révèle la texture rugueuse du sol et la persistance d'une vie humble, presque secrète, qui ignore les tumultes du monde moderne. Chaque maison semble veiller sur cette vallée, habitée par le souvenir des ancêtres qui ont su lire, dans le mouvement de la Rivière Saint-Maurice, la promesse d'une existence en harmonie avec les rigueurs du climat et la beauté austère des rocs.
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Explore Saint-Roch-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: 46.811344, -72.769502. 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-Roch-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-Roch-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) |