Explore La Jetée-Plate, 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 La Jetée-Plate, 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 La Jetée-Plate 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 La Jetée-Plate.
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 | La Jetée-Plate |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.636944 |
| Longitude | -72.973333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EJWRN |
La Jetée-Plate is a locality in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Jetée-Plate is located at 46.6369°N, 72.9733°W.
La Jetée-Plate rests in a quiet embrace of rugged terrain, where the persistent flow of the Rivière Shawinigan defines the character of the land. It lies 15.3 km north of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 5°T), and is situated 20.4 km west-north-west of Shawinigan. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the nearby Le Calvaire, turning the dark silhouettes of trees into precise ink-strokes against a cooling sky. Within this expanse, the presence of Lac Mongrain, situated only a kilometer away, introduces a stillness that mirrors the quietude of the surrounding woods. While the grander scale of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie looms eighteen kilometers distant and the powerful Chutes Waber wait nineteen kilometers to the north, La Jetée-Plate maintains a private, localized grace centered on the river’s winding course. The history of La Jetée-Plate lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the buildings that have long watched over the riverbanks, reflecting a heritage built upon the rhythms of forestry and the seasonal demands of the bush. Local life moves with a deliberate focus, prioritizing the maintenance of the land and the quiet industry of those who know the temperament of the Rivière Shawinigan through every thaw and freeze. Despite the proximity of larger wilderness expanses, the daily concerns of La Jetée-Plate remain rooted in the immediate textures of the soil and the subtle shifts in the air that signal the turning of the year. It is a location where the persistent sound of moving water serves as a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the chores of the day, grounding the inhabitants in a reality that is as tangible as the stone and timber underfoot.
La Jetée-Plate s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives de la Rivière Shawinigan, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle avant de s'incliner vers les eaux courantes. À proximité du Calvaire, le paysage se déploie dans une lumière dorée qui caresse les reliefs, révélant une topographie façonnée par les glaces anciennes et la persévérance des premiers défricheurs. Le Lac Mongrain, situé à une courte distance, offre une présence miroitante dont le calme imprègne chaque parcelle de ce sol fertile, tandis que le souvenir des terres sauvages s'étire vers le Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, distant de quelques lieues seulement. La Jetée-Plate conserve cette allure des lieux qui ont su s'accorder au rythme lent des labours et au murmure des bois environnants. Plus loin, la silhouette lointaine des Chutes Waber rappelle la vigueur indomptable des éléments naturels qui ceignent cette région. L'air y possède une texture dense, chargée d'effluves de terre humide et de résine, tandis que le quotidien se règle sur les variations infimes du crépuscule. Ici, les traditions rurales se transmettent sans bruit, portées par une mémoire collective qui s'attache aux sentiers sillonnant ces espaces, faisant de La Jetée-Plate un point de repère singulier, une halte où la rudesse du climat se change en une forme de sagesse patiente, presque silencieuse.
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Explore La Jetée-Plate, 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: 46.636944, -72.973333. 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 La Jetée-Plate includes the postal code (G9R), 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 La Jetée-Plate 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) |