Explore Stanstead, 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 Stanstead, 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 Stanstead 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 Stanstead.
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 | Stanstead |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Stanstead; Memphrémagog |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.010663 |
| Longitude | -72.097502 |
| Population | 1,148 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EQBIF |
Stanstead is a town in Stanstead; Memphrémagog, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Stanstead is located at 45.0107°N, 72.0975°W.
Stanstead rests amidst the rising topography of the Colline Miller, a land defined by its enduring stone and quiet, persistent horizons. It lies 26.8 km west-south-west of Coaticook, QC (from Coaticook, QC: bearing 239°T), and is situated 0.9 km south-south-west of Stanstead Plain. The air here carries a distinct crispness, holding the cool clarity of the heights, while the evening light catches the granite ridges, turning the gray stone into a soft, glowing amber before the dusk settles. Nearby, the waters of Lac Crystal shimmer in the low light, offering a reflective stillness that mirrors the steady, deliberate pace of the land. Farther afield, the distant rush of the Rivière Niger and the steep, hidden energy of Chutes Burroughs remind those who dwell here that the earth is constantly in motion, even when the immediate view seems perfectly composed. The character of Stanstead grew from the deep, stubborn strength of its quarries, where generations extracted the stone that built grand facades and simple foundations alike. This heritage of granite defines the local economy and the physical presence of the streets, grounding Stanstead in a tradition of craftsmanship that values the permanent over the fleeting. While the reach of the landscape extends toward the heights of Parc national du Mont-Orford, the daily life within Stanstead focuses on the interplay between the hard, quarried earth and the resilience of those who inhabit it. The traditions of the region persist in the way residents navigate the seasonal transitions, moving between the intense activity of the summer months and the introspective silence that follows the first heavy snows.
Stanstead se déploie avec une retenue élégante sur les reliefs de la Colline Miller, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder sur les façades de pierre grise qui racontent une longue tradition de taille de granit. À seulement trois kilomètres de la surface immobile du Lac Crystal, l'air porte une fraîcheur singulière, annonciatrice des contrastes qui définissent ce relief accidenté. L'activité industrielle, longtemps rythmée par le travail de la roche, a façonné une architecture robuste qui défie les années tout en conservant une dignité sobre, presque austère. À dix-sept kilomètres, les Chutes Burroughs murmurent une présence constante tandis que la Rivière Niger, située à dix-huit kilomètres, trace son sillage discret à travers le territoire. Plus loin, à trente-sept kilomètres, le Parc national du Mont-Orford impose son relief imposant sur l'horizon, rappelant aux habitants de Stanstead leur appartenance à un paysage vaste et silencieux. La vie quotidienne ici suit le cours lent des jours, portée par une résilience discrète et un attachement profond aux terres qui bordent la frontière. Entre les lignes de granit et le calme des eaux proches, Stanstead maintient un équilibre entre le labeur passé et la tranquillité présente, offrant une perspective unique sur cette région où chaque pierre, chaque sommet et chaque courant semblent appartenir à une mémoire collective patiemment construite.
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Explore Stanstead, 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: 45.010663, -72.097502. 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 Stanstead includes the postal code (J0B), 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 Stanstead 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) |