Explore La Tête-de-l'Île, 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 Tête-de-l'Île, 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 Tête-de-l'Île 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 Tête-de-l'Île.
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 Tête-de-l'Île |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Isle-aux-Allumettes; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.881111 |
| Longitude | -77.108889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKFIT |
La Tête-de-l'Île is a administrative sector in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Tête-de-l'Île is located at 45.8811°N, 77.1089°W.
La Tête-de-l'Île sits firmly upon the shore of Lower Allumette Lake, occupying a quiet expanse within the Coteau à Butler. It lies 6.7 km north of Pembroke, QC (from Pembroke, QC: bearing 1°T), and is situated 12.6 km east of Petawawa. The land here holds a particular stillness, where the light at dusk settles heavy and amber against the water, turning the shoreline into a mirror for the encroaching dark. Beyond the immediate bank, the terrain of the Coteau à Butler rises with a deliberate, rugged persistence that defines the local horizon. The air remains thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp earth and coming frost, a sensory reminder of the vast, open spaces that define this part of the Pontiac. The history of La Tête-de-l'Île stays close to the water, reflecting a life shaped by the proximity of the Muskrat River, which flows through the landscape about 6 km away. While the Chutes de la Rivière Noire lie 15 km distant and the boundaries of Westmeath Provincial Park are found 18 km further out, the immediate character of the locality is defined by the resilience of those who cultivate these fields and manage the timber. Daily life follows the seasonal turn of the soil, with a pace that acknowledges the weight of long winters and the brief, bright intensity of summer work. A quiet pride persists in the way the land is maintained, honoring a heritage of settlement that values independence and the steady, rhythmic labor of the seasonal harvest.
La Tête-de-l'Île s’étire avec une langueur mélancolique le long des rives du lac Lower Allumette, là où le Coteau à Butler offre ses pentes douces aux caresses des vents septentrionaux. La lumière déclinante y dépose une patine d’or ancien sur les terres agricoles, révélant la texture rugueuse d’un sol façonné par des générations de labeur tenace. À quelques lieues, la rivière Muskrat poursuit sa course discrète, tandis que les Chutes de la Rivière Noire grondent avec une persistance sourde, rappelant la puissance indomptée des eaux environnantes. Vers l'horizon, le parc provincial Westmeath semble veiller sur ce calme insulaire, préservant une sérénité que le tumulte moderne peine à atteindre. La Tête-de-l'Île conserve cette identité singulière, une atmosphère suspendue entre la rudesse du climat et la douceur d’un paysage qui semble respirer à son propre rythme. Ici, le silence n’est jamais vide, il est peuplé par le murmure des courants et le frisson des herbes hautes qui se courbent sous le souffle du soir. Chaque maison, chaque sentier qui longe la berge, raconte une histoire de patience, une humilité silencieuse devant l’immensité du ciel qui se mire dans les eaux calmes du lac.
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Explore La Tête-de-l'Île, 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: 45.881111, -77.108889. 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 Tête-de-l'Île includes the postal code (J0X), 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 Tête-de-l'Île 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) |