Explore Ulchen, 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 Ulchen, 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 Ulchen 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 Ulchen.
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 | Ulchen |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.015556 |
| Longitude | -73.902222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKIET |
Ulchen is a locality in Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ulchen is located at 45.0156°N, 73.9022°W.
Ulchen rests upon the quiet, deliberate rise of the Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, where the land holds its breath under the weight of the wide, open sky. It lies 32.2 km south-east of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 146°T), and is situated 14.4 km south-south-east of Ormstown. The soil here is heavy and dark, a testament to the cycles of frost and thaw that define the character of this Franklin landscape. Near the horizon, the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth, especially as the light begins to fail and the shadows stretch long across the fields. While the Rivière des Anglais flows some thirteen kilometers away, its presence is felt in the moisture that lingers in the hollows, and the distant, unseen presence of Le Gouffre, situated nine kilometers off, seems to concentrate the stillness of the surrounding woods. The history of Ulchen is rooted in the persistence of those who worked these fields, transforming the rugged terrain into a quiet expanse of agricultural life. In the modern day, the economy of the region maintains a steady focus on the land, with local livelihoods tied to the seasonal demands of farming and the careful stewardship of the acreage. The pace of life in Ulchen is measured not by the clock, but by the shifting color of the crops and the way the wind moves across the Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre. During the harvest, the entire countryside takes on a golden, hushed quality, as if the earth itself is settling into a long, necessary rest. Whether under the stark clarity of a winter sun or the humid haze of midsummer, the people here carry on with a quiet, grounded purpose, mirroring the endurance of the land they cultivate.
Ulchen s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres basses de Franklin, là où le relief s’assouplit pour épouser les ondulations du Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre. La lumière du couchant y dépose une teinte d’ocre sur les champs en jachère, révélant la texture d’un sol travaillé par des générations dévouées à l’agriculture. À treize kilomètres, le cours paisible de la Rivière des Anglais sculpte le paysage, apportant une fraîcheur humide qui sature l’air chaque fois que le vent tourne. Plus loin, à neuf kilomètres, la présence du Gouffre impose une gravité silencieuse à l’horizon, rappelant aux habitants la puissance sourde des accidents géologiques. Ulchen cultive une existence discrète, rythmée par le passage des machines agricoles et le chant des oiseaux migrateurs cherchant le repos dans les replis du terrain. Ici, le ciel semble plus vaste, s’ouvrant sur une étendue où chaque clôture et chaque bosquet racontent une histoire de persévérance face aux éléments. Les familles qui habitent ces parcelles maintiennent une tradition de labeur humble, observant les cycles du jour depuis leurs vérandas, tandis que le silence de la campagne environnante finit par absorber le moindre bruit, ne laissant que le murmure lointain de l’eau et le souffle régulier des vents qui traversent ces plaines fertiles du Haut-Saint-Laurent.
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Explore Ulchen, 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: 45.015556, -73.902222. 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 Ulchen includes the postal code (J0S), 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 Ulchen 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) |