Explore Sand Bay, 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 Sand Bay, 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 Sand Bay 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 Sand Bay.
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 | Sand Bay |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Clarendon; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.543333 |
| Longitude | -76.564444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKJXL |
Sand Bay is a hamlet in Clarendon; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sand Bay is located at 45.5433°N, 76.5644°W.
Sand Bay rests quietly within the embrace of Smugglers Hill, where the land slopes toward the currents of the Bonnechere River. It lies 8.8 km south-west of Shawville, QC (from Shawville, QC: bearing 220°T), and is situated 12.1 km north-east of Renfrew. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and moving water, especially as the late afternoon light turns the surface of the Bonnechere River into a sheet of hammered copper. Nearby, the presence of Lac à Armstrong adds a stillness to the woods, a hidden depth that reflects the shifting clouds above the canopy. The terrain is marked by a rugged resilience, shaped by the persistent flow of the river and the rise of the surrounding hills, which guard the shoreline from the wider world. Even as the wind stirs the trees, Sand Bay maintains a composure that feels ancient and deliberate, as if the land itself were listening to the rhythm of the water. Life in Sand Bay mirrors the quiet persistence of the river, rooted in a history of settlement that relied upon the bounty of these waterways. The local economy and the daily chores of its inhabitants remain focused on the cycles of the seasons, honoring a heritage defined by the land’s natural offerings. While the Ottawa River Provincial Park sits further afield, the immediate surroundings provide a sense of seclusion that defines the local character. Each day, the people move with a practiced ease, finding purpose in the maintenance of their homesteads and the stewardship of the riverbanks. It is a quiet existence, yet one filled with the subtle beauty of a landscape that demands attention to the smallest change in the current or the cooling shift of the evening air.
Sand Bay s'étend avec une humilité silencieuse sous la garde de la colline Smugglers, là où les terres du Pontiac rencontrent les méandres de la rivière Bonnechere. Dans cet espace où le ciel dépose ses premières teintes d’ambre, la lumière décline sur les berges avec une langueur presque insaisissable, révélant la texture minérale et sauvage du terrain. Les eaux de la rivière Bonnechere charrient les souvenirs des anciennes activités forestières qui ont longtemps façonné le labeur des hommes, tandis que le silence, parfois interrompu par le frisson du vent dans les feuillages, demeure la véritable mesure du temps ici. À quelques lieues, le Lac à Armstrong semble retenir son souffle, isolant Sand Bay dans une quiétude propice à la contemplation. À vingt-trois kilomètres de là, le parc provincial Ottawa River marque la limite d'un horizon vaste, invitant le regard à se perdre dans l'immensité des boisés environnants. La vie quotidienne, rythmée par les cycles agricoles hérités des pionniers, se déploie sans artifice dans cette géographie de rocs et de courants. Chaque élément, du sol argileux aux replis de la colline Smugglers, raconte une persévérance silencieuse, celle d'un monde qui refuse l'agitation pour préférer la patience des saisons qui tournent sur elles-mêmes.
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Explore Sand Bay, 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: 45.543333, -76.564444. 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 Sand Bay includes the postal code (J9J), 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 Sand Bay 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) |