Explore Caplan, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Caplan, 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 Caplan 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 Caplan.
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 | Caplan |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Caplan; Bonaventure |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.101783 |
| Longitude | -65.679243 |
| Population | 1,966 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFTNM |
Caplan is a municipality in Caplan; Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Caplan is located at 48.1018°N, 65.6792°W.
Caplan rests where the salt air of the St. Lawrence meets the quiet persistence of the land. It lies 15.1 km east-south-east of New Richmond, QC (from New Richmond, QC: bearing 116°T), and is situated 15.2 km west-north-west of Bonaventure. The Rivière Caplan carves a steady path toward the coast, its waters reflecting a light that turns silver and heavy as dusk settles over the fields. Near the Le Calvaire, the horizon stretches wide, offering a view of a coastline that has watched the tides turn for generations. Five kilometers away, the Chutes de la Plage mark a sudden, rushing break in the terrain, while Lac du Cinquante Cents hides ten kilometers inland, tucked away in a silence that feels older than the houses standing near the shore. Here, the wind carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every barn and fence line. Caplan maintains a steady pace, rooted in a history of labor that draws its strength from the earth and the nearby waters. The local economy finds its footing in the modest yields of the ground and the seasonal movements of the coast, reflecting a life that prioritizes the work at hand over the rush of the outside world. People move with a deliberate purpose, whether tending to the land or looking toward the sea, honoring a local identity that remains quiet and distinct. In the evenings, the air cools rapidly, and the shadows grow long against the rising ground, leaving Caplan to settle into a deep, dark stillness under a sky that feels remarkably close to the rooftops.
Caplan s’étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l’air salin se mêle au murmure constant de la rivière Caplan. Cette terre, façonnée par les mains laborieuses des familles acadiennes et gaspésiennes, puise sa force dans la terre arable et les eaux nourricières qui délimitent son horizon. Non loin du Calvaire, les journées s’écoulent au rythme des marées, tandis que la lumière déclinante du soir enveloppe les champs d’une douceur singulière, rappelant la patience nécessaire pour cultiver ce sol généreux. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac du Cinquante Cents demeure un miroir paisible sous le ciel vaste, alors que le grondement des Chutes de la Plage ponctue le silence des bois environnants. Les gens de Caplan entretiennent une relation intime avec ces reliefs, une fidélité aux gestes anciens qui ont bâti la fierté locale malgré la rudesse des hivers. Ici, chaque sentier qui serpente vers le rivage raconte une histoire de labeur et de ténacité, un héritage transmis par les ancêtres qui ont choisi de s’établir face aux grands vents. Le paysage demeure une présence constante, imposant sa prestance sauvage à quiconque observe l’immensité bleue qui s’étend au-delà des dunes, transformant le quotidien en une suite d’instants simples, baignés par cette clarté boréale si particulière à la péninsule.
Loading news…
Loading news…
Loading news…
Explore Caplan, 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: 48.101783, -65.679243. 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 Caplan includes the postal code (G0C), 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 Caplan 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) |