Explore Cap-à-l'Orignal, 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 Cap-à-l'Orignal, 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 Cap-à-l'Orignal 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 Cap-à-l'Orignal.
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 | Cap-à-l'Orignal |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rimouski; Rimouski-Neigette |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.350556 |
| Longitude | -68.8025 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFTLE |
Cap-à-l'Orignal is a hamlet in Rimouski; Rimouski-Neigette, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cap-à-l'Orignal is located at 48.3506°N, 68.8025°W.
Cap-à-l'Orignal stands as a rugged sentinel where the land sharply meets the St. Lawrence. It lies 37.3 km north-east of Trois-Pistoles, QC (from Trois-Pistoles, QC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 7.9 km north-east of Saint-Fabien. The terrain here is defined by the elevation of the Montagne à Michaud, which casts a long, cooling shadow over the Rivière du Sud-Ouest as it winds toward the coast. During the transition of dusk, the light catches the salt spray and the dark, upturned rock faces, giving the stones a bruised, metallic sheen that seems to hold the heat of the departed day. Near the shoreline, the proximity of Parc national du Bic brings a wilder scale to the horizon, where the salt air carries the scent of damp spruce and the constant, rhythmic percussion of the tide against the cliffs. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the influence of Lac à Crapauds adds a quiet stillness to the surrounding woods, providing a contrast to the restless energy of the river. Cap-à-l'Orignal exists within a landscape shaped by generations who have looked to the water for their livelihood, balancing the demands of the seasons with the steady, predictable cycles of the tides. The local character is marked by a pragmatic resilience, reflected in the way the architecture clings to the slopes, designed to withstand the biting winds that sweep across the water. Life here moves with the deliberate focus of those who understand the temperament of the coast, where the turning of the seasons dictates the pace of work and the quiet persistence of the day.
Cap-à-l'Orignal s'étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin de l'estuaire vient caresser les falaises de la Montagne à Michaud. Les eaux de la Rivière du Sud-Ouest serpentent avec une lenteur tranquille vers le large, façonnant un relief accidenté que le regard embrasse depuis les sommets environnants. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Crapauds sommeille dans un creux de terre, tandis que la proximité immédiate du Parc national du Bic confère à ce secteur une solennité naturelle, faite de rocs sculptés par les marées et de forêts qui descendent jusqu'à l'écume. La lumière déclinante du soir teinte les grèves d'un éclat cuivré, révélant la patience du travail des anciens qui ont jadis défriché ces terres entre le fleuve et les bois. Cap-à-l'Orignal demeure une halte privilégiée pour qui sait observer le rythme des courants et la patience des marées, loin du tumulte des cités. Les activités quotidiennes suivent le mouvement perpétuel des eaux, dans une simplicité qui honore l'héritage de ceux ayant foulé ce sol avant nous. Ici, le vent porte une odeur d'algues et de terre humide, rappelant sans cesse la force sauvage qui anime ce littoral, protégé par la présence imposante de la Montagne à Michaud.
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Explore Cap-à-l'Orignal, 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: 48.350556, -68.8025. 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 Cap-à-l'Orignal includes the postal code (G5L), 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 Cap-à-l'Orignal 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) |