Explore Sheerway, 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 Sheerway, 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 Sheerway 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 Sheerway.
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 | Sheerway |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Nilgaut; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.506111 |
| Longitude | -77.755556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EIDGB |
Sheerway is a locality in Lac-Nilgaut; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sheerway is located at 46.5061°N, 77.7556°W.
Sheerway occupies a quiet stretch of land along the Rivière Dumoine, where the water flows with a persistent, steady clarity through the rugged terrain of Lac-Nilgaut. It lies 56.9 km north-north-west of Deep River, QC (from Deep River, QC: bearing 333°T), and is situated 8.5 km north-north-west of Board Dam. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially as evening light turns the surface of the nearby Lac du Butor into a sheet of polished grey slate. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape remains vast and sparsely inhabited, defined by the ancient, weathered character of the Canadian Shield. While Réserve écologique André-Linteau sits at a distance, the proximity of the Rivière Dumoine provides a singular focus for the local landscape, grounding Sheerway in a geography defined by its deep, forested valleys and the constant, low-frequency hum of moving water. Life in Sheerway historically aligns with the rhythms of the forest and the river, reflecting a legacy built upon the foundational work of the timber industry and the enduring presence of those who navigated these waterways long before modern maps existed. The economy here remains sparse and linked to the land, favoring the endurance of seasonal cycles over the rapid pace of industrialized centers. Residents of Sheerway maintain a connection to the wilderness that surrounds them, a life shaped by the cold, biting clarity of the northern winters and the short, brilliant intensity of the growing season. The stillness of the woods offers a profound sense of isolation, where the sounds of the Rivière Dumoine become the primary background to the daily routine of those who call this remote reach of Pontiac home.
Sheerway s’étire avec une humilité tranquille le long des rives de la Rivière Dumoine, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle avant de poursuivre sa course vers le sud. Le sol, marqué par une rudesse ancienne, porte la mémoire des activités forestières qui ont façonné les premières installations humaines dans cette partie sauvage du Pontiac. À peine éloigné d’un kilomètre, le Lac du Butor offre une étendue d’eau calme, miroir sombre sous le ciel changeant, tandis que la Réserve écologique André-Linteau, située à une trentaine de kilomètres, protège une nature presque intouchée qui impose son rythme aux environs. Les journées à Sheerway s'écoulent dans une clarté particulière, cette lumière rasante du crépuscule qui fait vibrer les écorces des pins et transforme le relief en une succession de silhouettes précises. L'air y possède une texture froide, chargée de l'humidité des eaux courantes, rappelant sans cesse la prédominance du monde naturel sur les traces laissées par l'homme. La vie ici ne cherche pas le bruit, mais se déploie dans une patience attentive, où chaque habitant compose avec la géographie austère du bouclier canadien, trouvant dans l'isolement des berges une forme de liberté silencieuse et dépouillée.
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Explore Sheerway, 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: 46.506111, -77.755556. 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 Sheerway includes the postal code (J0X), 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 Sheerway 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) |