Explore Kahipetnaniskat, 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 Kahipetnaniskat, 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 Kahipetnaniskat 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 Kahipetnaniskat.
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 | Kahipetnaniskat |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.210278 |
| Longitude | -60.783889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJYZT |
Kahipetnaniskat is a locality in Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Kahipetnaniskat is located at 50.2103°N, 60.7839°W.
Kahipetnaniskat crouches low against the rugged expanse of the Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, where the cold, salt-heavy breath of the St. Lawrence meets the unyielding stone. It lies 117.0 km west-south-west of Tête-à-la-Baleine, QC (from Tête-à-la-Baleine, QC: bearing 243°T), and is situated 7.6 km west of La Romaine. The terrain here is defined by the sharp, exposed rise of the Crête Barren and the persistent, dark flow of the Rivière Washicoutai as it seeks the sea. Just four kilometers inland, the stillness of Lac Salé offers a quiet contrast to the restless tides that shape the shoreline. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the jagged edges of the rock until the entire coast seems to hum with a dormant, ancient energy. Life in Kahipetnaniskat follows the movement of the water, an existence dictated by the seasonal shifts of the currents and the persistent, biting wind that polishes the granite smooth. Generations have looked to the Rivière Washicoutai and the adjacent coastal waters for their livelihood, anchoring their days to the cycles of the harvest and the haul. The economy of Kahipetnaniskat persists through a disciplined reliance on the resources provided by the surrounding land and sea, maintaining a character forged in isolation and self-sufficiency. Traditions here are quiet, passed down through the steady maintenance of gear and the shared knowledge of the shifting tides. The silence that settles over the Crête Barren after a storm is absolute, a weight that demands respect and keeps the inhabitants observant of every subtle change in the sky.
Kahipetnaniskat se déploie avec une humilité minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l’air salin sculpte le visage de ceux qui habitent ce littoral sauvage. La lumière déclinante y accroche les reliefs de la Crête Barren, projetant de longues ombres sur les roches polies par les vents du large. À proximité, la Rivière Washicoutai charrie les secrets d’un arrière-pays austère, tandis que les eaux calmes du Lac Salé, situé à quelques kilomètres, offrent un miroir immobile aux ciels changeants de la Côte-Nord. Kahipetnaniskat vit au rythme des marées, dans une solitude préservée qui exige une patience infinie de la part de ses résidents. Les traditions s’y transmettent par le geste quotidien de la pêche et l’entretien des filets, perpétuant un lien indéfectible avec la rudesse du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. Ici, la terre semble hésiter entre la solidité du granit et l’instabilité des embruns, offrant un horizon dont la beauté réside dans sa nudité même. Chaque jour, le passage des saisons marque la mémoire des lieux, non par des monuments, mais par la répétition des tâches nécessaires à la survie dans cet environnement où la nature impose sa loi souveraine sur chaque parcelle de rivage.
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Explore Kahipetnaniskat, 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: 50.210278, -60.783889. 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 Kahipetnaniskat includes the postal code (G4X), 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 Kahipetnaniskat 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) |