Explore Base-Radar, 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 Base-Radar, 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 Base-Radar 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 Base-Radar.
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 | Base-Radar |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Tuque; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.901667 |
| Longitude | -74.652778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQLXI |
Base-Radar is a residential area in La Tuque; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Base-Radar is located at 47.9017°N, 74.6528°W.
Base-Radar sits quietly within the sprawling, timbered reaches of La Tuque, Mauricie, where the land holds the deep, resonant stillness of the Canadian Shield. It lies 63.1 km west of Manouane, QC (from Manouane, QC: bearing 271°T), and is situated 3.3 km south-west of Parent. The terrain around Base-Radar is defined by the steady, dark flow of the Rivière Bazin, a waterway that serves as the lifeblood of the immediate topography. Just a kilometer away, the surface of Lac Rainbow mirrors the shifting gray and bruised-gold clouds of the northern sky, acting as a glass pane for the surrounding conifers. The air here carries a persistent, crisp edge, smelling of damp earth and crushed needles, a scent that seems to deepen as the light fades into the long, cool shadows of the evening. The history of Base-Radar is anchored in the rugged industrial character of the region, where the extraction and transport of timber have shaped the lives of those who dwell in the vicinity. For generations, the economy has looked toward the bounty of the bush, moving with the seasonal demands of the forestry industry that defines the broader Mauricie landscape. While modern life moves with a pragmatic focus on resource management and the maintenance of essential infrastructure, a quiet endurance persists in the way the land is occupied and used. Base-Radar stands as a marker of human presence in a landscape that remains vast and indifferent, a solitary point of reference where the steady, persistent work of the day is matched only by the vast, unyielding silence of the surrounding woods.
Base-Radar s’étire sur les rives silencieuses de la Rivière Bazin, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s’attarder sur les eaux sombres pour mieux en souligner la lenteur souveraine. À une courte distance, le Lac Rainbow étend sa surface tranquille, miroir immobile qui capte les dernières lueurs d’un ciel changeant, imprégnant l’air d’une fraîcheur résineuse et impérieuse. La topographie de Base-Radar, marquée par une rudesse fière, impose son rythme aux silhouettes des conifères qui veillent sur les installations. Dans ce secteur de la Mauricie, l’histoire s’écrit par le travail des hommes ayant dompté la forêt, laissant derrière eux une présence discrète mais tenace sur ce sol exigeant. Les résidents observent le courant de la Rivière Bazin avec une familiarité ancienne, reconnaissant dans ce flux perpétuel la mesure exacte de leur quotidien loin des agitations lointaines. Ce paysage austère, dépourvu d’artifices, révèle sa beauté dans la clarté crue des matins d’automne et dans la solitude apaisante qui entoure les abords du Lac Rainbow. La vie à Base-Radar se déploie ainsi, sans hâte, entre la rigueur du terrain et la permanence sereine de ces eaux, offrant à celui qui s’y attarde une plénitude sauvage, presque mystique, portée par le souffle constant des vents du nord.
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Explore Base-Radar, 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: 47.901667, -74.652778. 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 Base-Radar includes the postal code (G0X), 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 Base-Radar 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) |