Explore Thetford Mines, 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 Thetford Mines, 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 Thetford Mines 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 Thetford Mines.
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 | Thetford Mines |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Thetford Mines; Les Appalaches |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.088908 |
| Longitude | -71.301952 |
| Population | 26,072 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | EPXXJ |
Thetford Mines is a town in Thetford Mines; Les Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Thetford Mines is located at 46.0889°N, 71.3020°W.
Thetford Mines rests within the rugged folds of the Collines de Bécancour, where the land holds a deep, mineral-heavy stillness beneath the shifting northern light. It lies 44.4 km south-south-west of Sainte-Marie, QC (from Sainte-Marie, QC: bearing 209°T), and is situated 14.7 km north-north-east of Coleraine. The Rivière Bécancour cuts a steady, dark path through the terrain, its course guiding the eye toward the horizon where the rolling slopes meet the sky. Nearby, the waters of Lac Bécancour mirror the changing clouds, while the rushing descent at Les Trois Chutes provides a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding woods. On clear days, the air carries a crisp, metallic sharp edge that speaks of the high country and the long winters that define the character of the soil. The history of Thetford Mines is inseparable from the deep earth, as the extraction of asbestos long dictated the growth and prosperity of the region. This industry left its mark on the topography, creating vast, engineered pits that now stand as silent witnesses to the generations who laboured in the depths. Today, the economy of Thetford Mines has shifted, moving toward a more diversified industrial base while maintaining the resilience that defined its early development. The people carry a quiet strength, a habit of persistence that likely grew from the demands of working in such a singular, demanding landscape. Cultural life in Thetford Mines finds its expression in local gatherings and a shared pride in the heritage of the region, which remains deeply influenced by its industrial roots. Residents often look toward the expansive vistas of Parc national de Frontenac for recreation, finding a necessary contrast in the protected wildness of the forest. The pace of daily life is marked by the changing seasons, which transform the terrain from snow-dusted silence to the vibrant, brief green of the summer months. Whether walking along the banks of the Rivière Bécancour or navigating the steep streets that climb the hillsides, the people of Thetford Mines move with a grounded, practical awareness of the land they occupy.
Thetford Mines s'élève parmi les Collines de Bécancour, là où la lumière déclinante du soir teinte les terrasses minérales d'une patine cuivrée, rappelant les décennies d'extraction qui ont sculpté le caractère robuste de ses habitants. La Rivière Bécancour serpente avec une lenteur tranquille à travers le relief, marquant le rythme quotidien de ces rues qui s'étendent sur un sol façonné par les gestes répétés des générations ouvrières. À quelques lieues, le Lac Bécancour offre une étendue de calme sous un ciel changeant, tandis que la présence plus lointaine des Trois Chutes et du Parc national de Frontenac souligne la vastitude sauvage qui encadre cet horizon singulier. Dans l'air vif qui descend des sommets, on devine encore l'écho des anciennes fonderies, une mémoire industrielle qui se mêle aujourd'hui à la fierté d'une population façonnant sa propre modernité. Thetford Mines conserve, dans la pierre et le regard de ceux qui l'arpentent, une dignité austère que seuls les lieux ayant bravé la terre pour exister peuvent posséder. Chaque façade, chaque sentier longeant les abords de la Rivière Bécancour, raconte une histoire de labeur et de persévérance, transformant ce paysage autrefois brut en un foyer solide, ancré dans la géographie accidentée des Appalaches.
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Explore Thetford Mines, 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: 46.088908, -71.301952. 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 Thetford Mines includes the postal code (G6G), 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 Thetford Mines 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) |