Explore L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps, 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 L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps, 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 L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps 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 L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps.
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 | L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.251389 |
| Longitude | -62.013056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQCDN |
L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps is a locality in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps is located at 47.2514°N, 62.0131°W.
L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps rests upon the rugged, salt-sprayed edge of the St. Lawrence, anchored firmly within the Butte à Isaac. It lies 17.5 km south-west of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: bearing 218°T), and is situated 12.6 km west of Havre-Aubert. The terrain here holds a stark, singular clarity, where the wind pulls tight against the grass and the light at dusk turns a bruised, metallic violet against the surf. About 6 km away, the Baie du Havre aux Basques catches the shifting tides, drawing the eye toward a horizon that feels both immense and intimate. The air carries a heavy, persistent brine that settles into the salt-crusted stones of the shoreline, marking the boundary where the solid earth finally yields to the cold, encroaching weight of the sea. The history of L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps lingers in the weathered remnants of its maritime past, a quiet persistence found in the architecture of those who have long made their living from the water. Life here follows the stubborn demands of the seasons, where the local economy maintains a steady, cyclical pulse tuned to the movements of the St. Lawrence. Men and women navigate their days with a pragmatic grace, their routines shaped by the necessity of the harvest and the constant, rhythmic churn of the currents. There is an austere beauty in the way the land remains indifferent to the passing years, holding its own against the spray, while the residents continue to work the edges of the Butte à Isaac with a quiet, practiced endurance.
L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps s'étire sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où la terre du Butte à Isaac affronte sans détour la vigueur des vents marins. Dans cette lumière crue qui souligne chaque aspérité du relief, le sol révèle une patience austère, façonnée par le ressac et le sel. Le regard porte loin vers la Baie du Havre aux Basques, située à quelques kilomètres, dont les eaux calmes contrastent avec la rudesse des falaises environnantes. Ici, les hommes ont appris à lire les signes du ciel avant de risquer leurs embarcations, perpétuant une sagesse transmise par ceux qui vivaient autrefois du travail de la mer. L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps conserve en son sol la mémoire des gestes simples et nécessaires, ceux des pêcheurs qui, à la tombée du jour, scrutaient l'horizon pour deviner le retour des marées. L'air y est vif, saturé d'iode, et semble porter en lui le poids d'une histoire tournée vers l'immensité bleue. Les maisons se tiennent proches, humbles et robustes face aux éléments, composant une silhouette familière dans ce paysage où le ciel et l'eau finissent par se confondre, offrant aux passants le spectacle d'une existence dépouillée de tout artifice, où chaque pierre et chaque baie racontent la persévérance des insulaires.
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Explore L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps, 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: 47.251389, -62.013056. 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 L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps includes the postal code (G4T), 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 L'Ancienne-Cale-de-l'Étang-des-Caps 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) |