Explore La Terre-des-Pointes, 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 Terre-des-Pointes, 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 Terre-des-Pointes 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 Terre-des-Pointes.
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 Terre-des-Pointes |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Justin; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.296758 |
| Longitude | -73.086983 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESNQZ |
La Terre-des-Pointes is a locality in Saint-Justin; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Terre-des-Pointes is located at 46.2968°N, 73.0870°W.
La Terre-des-Pointes rises from the terrain of Saint-Justin, Maskinongé, where the earth holds a quiet, heavy stillness beneath the shadow of the Montagne à Zamette. It lies 23.7 km south-south-west of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 198°T), and is situated 12.0 km west-north-west of Louiseville. The land here is defined by the proximity of the Chutes de Sainte-Ursule, a mere kilometer away, where the constant, low-frequency pulse of falling water vibrates through the damp autumn air. Further out, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hidden presence of Lac Dubé and the Rivière l'Ormière, creating a horizon that feels both vast and tightly held by the surrounding ridges. At dusk, the light loses its sharpness, turning the fields into a bruised violet that seems to draw the warmth out of the soil, leaving the stalks of grass brittle and cold against the hardening ground. The history of La Terre-des-Pointes remains anchored in the traditional cultivation of this Maskinongé soil, where the persistence of small-scale agricultural cycles dictates the daily life of those who work the earth. While the local economy is modest, it leans on a long-standing self-reliance that mirrors the rugged endurance of the nearby Montagne à Zamette. People here move with a deliberate caution, acknowledging the seasons as the primary architects of their survival, whether they are tending to woodlots or managing the fields that have been cleared by generations of labor. Even in the silence of an afternoon, one can sense the weight of the past in the way the wind catches on the stone foundations of old barns, a reminder that the character of the land is defined more by the persistence of those who stay than by the quick movements of the modern world.
La Terre-des-Pointes s’étire sur un relief modelé par une patience millénaire, où la terre semble retenir le souffle des aubes claires. À proximité de la Montagne à Zamette, le sol s’élève avec une assurance tranquille, offrant une perspective sur les horizons de Saint-Justin où le travail des générations a doucement dompté la rudesse du substrat. Le murmure lointain de la Rivière l'Ormière, qui serpente à dix kilomètres, accompagne le silence des champs, tandis que l’éclat argenté du Lac Dubé, distant de six kilomètres, capte les dernières lueurs du jour dans une immobilité parfaite. Non loin, le fracas sourd des Chutes de Sainte-Ursule, à peine à un kilomètre, ponctue l’espace d’une énergie constante, rappelant la puissance brute qui façonne ces terres depuis toujours. La Terre-des-Pointes conserve une identité humble, nourrie par une agriculture tenace et un respect profond pour les cycles de la nature. Ici, les ombres s’allongent sur les sillons avec une lenteur propice à la contemplation, révélant la texture d’un paysage qui ne cherche pas à séduire par l’artifice, mais par la vérité de son sol. Chaque sentier, chaque parcelle de forêt, porte la trace d'un héritage agricole tenace, liant les habitants à cette géographie singulière où l'eau et la pierre dialoguent dans une harmonie sans cesse renouvelée.
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Explore La Terre-des-Pointes, 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: 46.296758, -73.086983. 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 Terre-des-Pointes includes the postal code (J5V), 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 Terre-des-Pointes 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) |