Explore Uchikwachikanan, 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 Uchikwachikanan, 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 Uchikwachikanan 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 Uchikwachikanan.
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 | Uchikwachikanan |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 54.994167 |
| Longitude | -73.449444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJZAF |
Uchikwachikanan is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Uchikwachikanan is located at 54.9942°N, 73.4494°W.
Uchikwachikanan rests upon the ancient, stark margins of Lac Bienville, where the horizon dissolves into the grey-blue expanse of the water. It lies 198.3 km west-north-west of Brisay, QC (from Brisay, QC: bearing 289°T), and is situated 26.1 km east-north-east of Chinusaw Pachistiwakan. The low-slung northern light catches the lichen-dusted rock, illuminating a terrain defined by stillness and the persistent, scrubby endurance of the subarctic taiga. Nearby, the Grande rivière de la Baleine cuts a purposeful path through the wilderness, its currents flowing some 8 km away with a cold, insistent energy that defines the movement of the land. In the quiet hours of the evening, the air at Uchikwachikanan grows thin and sharp, carrying a metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant, stunted spruce. Generations of Indigenous presence have long informed the character of Uchikwachikanan, as the land here demands a deep, practical knowledge of the seasonal shifts and the migratory patterns of the north. Life at Uchikwachikanan follows the requirements of this harsh, beautiful geography, prioritizing a quiet resilience that respects the vast, untamed reaches of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. The local economy and daily practices remain closely tied to the traditional harvesting of the territory, a way of living that honors the cycles of the Grande rivière de la Baleine and the vast, icy reaches of Lac Bienville. Even as the modern world intrudes, the essential nature of the settlement persists in the measured, deliberate movements of those who call this northern expanse home.
Uchikwachikanan s’éveille sous une clarté boréale qui semble suspendre le souffle du monde sur les rives vastes et silencieuses du Lac Bienville. Dans cette immensité du Nord-du-Québec, le sol pierreux et les lichens austères dictent une humilité que les habitants respectent depuis des générations, perpétuant les traditions de chasse et de survie héritées de leurs ancêtres cris. À une faible distance, la Grande rivière de la Baleine poursuit sa course entêtée vers l’horizon, insufflant une dynamique invisible à ces terres qui paraissent pourtant figées dans le froid. Lorsque le crépuscule dépose ses teintes ambrées sur les eaux sombres, Uchikwachikanan révèle sa nature profonde, celle d’un refuge isolé où le vent raconte les récits d’un territoire indompté. Les maisons s’agrippent au relief avec une ténacité singulière, résistant à la rudesse climatique par une solidarité silencieuse, presque instinctive. Ici, la vie ne se mesure pas en heures, mais au mouvement des glaces et à la lumière changeante qui sculpte les aspérités du terrain. Chaque souffle d’air porte l’âpreté du lichen et la pureté glacée du Lac Bienville, rappelant à quiconque s’y aventure que Uchikwachikanan demeure un gardien solitaire, veillant sur les secrets d’une terre qui refuse obstinément de se laisser dompter par les bruits du monde moderne.
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Explore Uchikwachikanan, 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: 54.994167, -73.449444. 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 Uchikwachikanan includes the postal code (J0Y), 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 Uchikwachikanan 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) |