Explore Grosses-Roches, 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 Grosses-Roches, 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 Grosses-Roches 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 Grosses-Roches.
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 | Grosses-Roches |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Grosses-Roches; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.940255 |
| Longitude | -67.172521 |
| Population | 375 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EGOXR |
Grosses-Roches is a municipality in Grosses-Roches; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Grosses-Roches is located at 48.9403°N, 67.1725°W.
Grosses-Roches rests upon the rugged edge of the St. Lawrence, where the salt-heavy air rises to meet the cooling slopes of the Côte à Marguerite. It lies 28.3 km east-north-east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 67°T), and is situated 15.4 km west-south-west of Les Méchins. The horizon here holds a particular clarity, a sharpening of light that turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver as evening descends. Inland, the terrain folds away from the coast toward the shelter of Lac au Foin, which remains hidden some 5 km from the shoreline, while the Petite rivière Matane carves its path through the lower reaches about 8 km distant. The landscape feels held in a state of quiet anticipation, shaped by the push and pull of tides that have dictated the life of Grosses-Roches since its earliest settlement. The economy of Grosses-Roches persists through a steady, pragmatic engagement with the land and the sea, moving with the seasonal shifts that define the Gaspé Peninsula. Residents maintain a connection to the heritage of the coast, where the work of generations has left a quiet mark on the architecture and the shoreline paths. Life in Grosses-Roches follows the rotation of the wind and the visibility of the northern stars, which seem to burn with a more insistent brightness over the open water. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the presence of the St. Lawrence provides a constant, low-frequency hum that grounds the daily movements of the people.
Grosses-Roches s'étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le regard se perd dans l'immensité grise et bleue des eaux maritimes. La lumière du crépuscule y transforme la Côte à Marguerite en une étendue aux reflets changeants, tandis que le vent salin imprègne les maisons éparpillées sur le terrain accidenté. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac au Foin conserve une quiétude profonde, miroir sombre niché dans les terres, tandis que la Petite rivière Matane poursuit son tracé discret vers le large. L'histoire de Grosses-Roches se devine dans cette patience des habitants qui, depuis longtemps, apprivoisent un sol rocailleux et un climat rigoureux, tournés vers les ressources que la mer et la terre leur offrent généreusement. Ici, le rythme quotidien obéit aux marées et aux caprices du ciel, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. Les gestes des gens d'ici portent la simplicité de ceux qui connaissent le poids de l'hiver et la brièveté des étés, trouvant dans cette géographie austère une forme de liberté. En contemplant les rivages, on perçoit une résilience tranquille, une présence humaine qui persiste avec une élégance sobre, indifférente au passage des années, simplement occupée à habiter ce territoire dont la beauté rude exige une attention constante et un respect profond.
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Explore Grosses-Roches, 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: 48.940255, -67.172521. 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 Grosses-Roches includes the postal code (G4W), 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 Grosses-Roches 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) |