Explore Thornby, 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 Thornby, 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 Thornby 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 Thornby.
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 | Thornby |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Thorne; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.785278 |
| Longitude | -76.488056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIHDU |
Thornby is a hamlet in Thorne; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Thornby is located at 45.7853°N, 76.4881°W.
Thornby rests amidst the quiet, rolling terrain of Thorne, where the land rises toward the Button de Pois in a series of wooded swells. It lies 20.2 km north of Shawville, QC (from Shawville, QC: bearing 1°T), and is situated 15.9 km north-east of Bryson. Lac Queale mirrors the shifting sky just a kilometer away, its dark surface holding the stillness of the afternoon while the Crique à Bernard traces its slow, winding path through the forest sixteen kilometers distant. The air here carries a crisp clarity, particularly as the sun begins to dip, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields and sharpen the silhouettes of the trees. Visitors often travel toward the Chutes Coulonge, eighteen kilometers away, or find quiet respite near the Ottawa River Provincial Park, located twenty kilometers from the heart of the settlement. Throughout the day, the light seems to catch on the edges of the leaves, turning the landscape into a study of muted greens and deep, earthen browns that define the character of the region. The history of Thornby belongs to a tradition of rugged industry and the persistence of those who worked the earth and the timber stands of the Pontiac. Agriculture and forestry have long provided the backbone of the local economy, shaping a lifestyle that values the steady labor of the seasons over the haste of modern life. People here maintain a direct connection to the land, their homes scattered among the trees with a sense of deliberate placement that respects the scale of the surrounding hills. This endurance is visible in the way the local roads follow the natural contours of the earth, leading past clearings that have been tended for generations. Even now, the quietude of the surroundings acts as a anchor, ensuring that the daily movements of the residents remain aligned with the slow, predictable turn of the calendar.
Thornby s'étire avec une langueur paisible sur les terres fertiles du Pontiac, là où la lumière déclinante du soir teinte les champs d'une dorure ancienne. À proximité immédiate, le Lac Queale offre une surface miroitante qui capte les derniers rayons, tandis que le relief environnant, sculpté par une géographie discrète, invite à la méditation. Le souvenir de l'exploitation forestière, jadis moteur de ces contrées, semble encore imprégner l'air frais qui descend des collines vers le secteur de Button de Pois. Plus loin, le grondement sourd des Chutes Coulonge rappelle la force indomptée des eaux, contrastant avec le cours plus paisible de la Crique à Bernard qui serpente à travers les terres agricoles. Thornby maintient un rythme de vie humble, marqué par le passage des hommes qui, depuis des générations, travaillent ce sol rocailleux mais généreux. À une vingtaine de kilomètres, le parc provincial Ottawa River délimite un horizon naturel où la nature reprend ses droits avec une régularité immuable. Chaque sentier, chaque parcelle cultivée révèle la persévérance de ceux qui ont choisi de s'établir ici, loin du tumulte, dans cette quiétude particulière que seule une terre chargée d'histoire sait offrir à ses habitants.
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Explore Thornby, 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: 45.785278, -76.488056. 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 Thornby includes the postal code (J8V), 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 Thornby 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) |