Explore Waterville, 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 Waterville, 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 Waterville 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 Waterville.
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 | Waterville |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Waterville; Coaticook |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.278046 |
| Longitude | -71.890596 |
| Population | 2,307 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J1M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EIMLO |
Waterville is a town in Waterville; Coaticook, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Waterville is located at 45.2780°N, 71.8906°W.
Waterville rests with a quiet weight against the rising slopes of the Colline Haskell, defined by the persistent, cold movement of the Rivière Coaticook. It lies 14.0 km south of Sherbrooke, QC (from Sherbrooke, QC: bearing 179°T), and is situated 6.3 km north-west of Compton. The air here holds a particular clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and moving water that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape stretches toward the distant Lac Massawippi, while the terrain reaches toward the heights of Parc national du Mont-Orford, which anchors the view in the north. Closer to the heart of the region, the rushing water of Les Cascades provides a constant, low-frequency hum that settles into the stillness of the valley. As the light wanes, the shadows stretch long and thin across the fields, turning the surface of the river into a ribbon of dark, polished slate. Waterville grew from the steady labor of those who harnessed the power of the river to drive the wheels of early industry. The economy of Waterville retains a focus on the practical, where agricultural roots meet a legacy of manufacturing that once relied on the strength of the current. Life in Waterville moves with a deliberate gravity, marked by the changing seasons that alter the color of the hills and the volume of the water. Residents navigate their days with a focus on the immediate tasks of the season, whether tending to the land or managing the modest enterprises that sustain the local economy. The history of the place remains visible in the architecture that hugs the riverbanks, where the buildings seem to lean slightly into the wind, reflecting a resilience born from years of enduring the long, quiet winters.
Waterville se déploie avec une retenue élégante près de la Colline Haskell, là où la terre s'incline doucement pour accueillir la course vive de la Rivière Coaticook. Dans ce repli du paysage québécois, la lumière de fin de journée caresse les champs qui furent autrefois le socle d'une vocation agricole tenace, transformant les silences du crépuscule en une présence presque palpable. La topographie dessine ici une intimité singulière, loin des horizons vastes, favorisant une vie rythmée par le murmure des eaux et le changement des teintes sur les pentes boisées. À dix kilomètres, le Lac Massawippi offre ses eaux calmes aux regards, tandis que les Cascades, distantes de onze kilomètres, ponctuent le relief de leurs mouvements capricieux. Plus loin, à vingt-six kilomètres, le Parc national du Mont-Orford impose sa stature immuable, veillant sur les terres environnantes. Waterville préserve cet esprit de labeur et de patience qui a façonné ses premières industries, laissant les habitants habiter les lieux avec une gratitude tranquille. L'air y est vif, chargé de l'humidité des courants et de l'odeur des terres travaillées, créant une atmosphère où chaque geste quotidien semble s'inscrire dans une continuité nécessaire. Ici, le ciel descend plus bas sur les toits, liant chaque demeure à la géographie immédiate par une fidélité silencieuse aux éléments.
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Explore Waterville, 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: 45.278046, -71.890596. 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 Waterville includes the postal code (J1M), 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 Waterville 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) |