Explore Dorea, 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 Dorea, 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 Dorea 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 Dorea.
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 | Dorea |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.005833 |
| Longitude | -73.928611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGEHI |
Dorea is a hamlet in Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Dorea is located at 45.0058°N, 73.9286°W.
Dorea rests quietly near the Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, a modest rise that holds the horizon in a firm, earthen embrace. It lies 32.0 km south-south-east of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 150°T), and is situated 14.5 km south-south-east of Ormstown. The light here gathers in the hollows at dusk, turning the fields into pools of bruised violet before the evening settles into a deep, heavy stillness. While the Rivière Châteauguay flows some 14 km away and Le Gouffre lies 11 km distant, the land immediately surrounding Dorea feels anchored to the steady, patient work of the soil. Agriculture defines the character of the region, with the persistent growth of orchards and crops reflecting a long-standing commitment to the land that sustains the people of Franklin. History in Dorea is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons and the quiet endurance of those who cultivate these fields within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. The local economy stays rooted in the productivity of the earth, where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of turning furrows and ripening fruit. Life moves with a deliberate gravity, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that demand a watchful eye and a steady hand. Even when the wind pulls across the open expanses, the people of Dorea maintain a pragmatic focus, finding a quiet beauty in the repetitive, necessary tasks that keep the farmsteads thriving and the heritage of the region intact.
Dorea s'étire avec une discrétion presque solennelle sur les terres basses du Haut-Saint-Laurent, là où le sol semble retenir encore le souvenir des anciens labours. À proximité du Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, le relief s'incline doucement vers une plaine généreuse dont la fertilité a dicté, depuis les premiers défrichements, une existence vouée aux soins de la terre et à la patience des récoltes. Lorsque le crépuscule s'attarde sur les champs, la lumière se fige, révélant la texture minérale du terrain qui s'étend vers Le Gouffre, situé à une distance de onze kilomètres, tandis que les brises légères portent le souffle frais de la Rivière Châteauguay circulant à quatorze kilomètres de là. Dorea préserve une identité façonnée par les cycles agricoles, où le silence des horizons vastes et ouverts impose un rythme lent, presque immuable, aux journées de ceux qui cultivent ce domaine. Les chemins de campagne, bordés par une végétation qui plie sous les vents dominants, dessinent les contours d'une vie quotidienne modeste, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. Dans la clarté déclinante du jour, le paysage révèle une beauté austère, faite de terres brunes et de ciels immenses, confirmant que Dorea demeure une entité singulière, pleinement consciente de sa solitude géographique et de sa fidélité aux horizons du Haut-Saint-Laurent.
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Explore Dorea, 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: 45.005833, -73.928611. 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 Dorea 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 Dorea 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) |