Explore Lac-Rinfret, 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 Lac-Rinfret, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lac-Rinfret 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 Lac-Rinfret.
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.
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| Place | Lac-Rinfret |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Colomban; La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.7175 |
| Longitude | -74.096667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5K |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKLVX |
Lac-Rinfret is a resort area in Saint-Colomban; La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Rinfret is located at 45.7175°N, 74.0967°W.
Lac-Rinfret sits nestled within the quiet topography of Saint-Colomban, defined by the proximity of the Colline Lafontaine and the persistent presence of the Rivière du Nord. It lies 9.7 km south-west of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 9.5 km north-west of Mirabel. The landscape around Lac-Rinfret balances the rugged rise of the Colline Lafontaine with the persistent, low-lying moisture of the nearby Rivière du Nord, which catches the fading amber light of dusk like a polished blade. The earth here holds a damp, cooling weight, supporting a dense growth that obscures the horizon and muffles the sharper edges of the wind. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a crispness that suggests the vast, shadowed stretches of the Canadian shield, grounding the inhabitants in a terrain that demands a steady, deliberate pace. To walk near the water is to feel the land’s resistance, a stubborn refusal to be entirely tamed by the small roads and clearings that mark the human signature upon the soil. The history of Lac-Rinfret aligns with the broader development of the Rivière du Nord valley, where the extraction of timber and the slow clearing of fields once dictated the survival of early settlers. While Parc national d'Oka stands at a distance of twenty-seven kilometers, its presence acts as a silent anchor for the regional sense of scale, reminding those in Lac-Rinfret of the vast, protected expanses that lie beyond their immediate borders. Local industry has largely transitioned from the heavy labor of the past into a quieter, residential existence that values the privacy of the woods over the clamor of urban expansion. Life moves with the seasons, marked by the transformation of the water as it freezes into a glass-like surface, reflecting the stark, leafless branches of a winter forest that seems to hold its breath until the spring thaw arrives.
Lac-Rinfret s'étire dans une langueur contemplative, là où la terre s'incline doucement pour épouser les contours de la Rivière du Nord. Le regard s'attarde sur la Colline Lafontaine, sentinelle immobile dont les flancs ombragés semblent retenir les derniers éclats d'un jour déclinant. Dans ce secteur de Saint-Colomban, l'air s'alourdit d'une fraîcheur humide, celle-là même qui accompagne le silence des bois environnants lorsque la lumière se retire. Les habitants de Lac-Rinfret connaissent le rythme lent de ces eaux qui glissent sans hâte, portant avec elles l'histoire d'un sol façonné par les défricheurs et les laboureurs d'autrefois. Le paysage demeure une étendue où le minéral et le végétal s'accordent, loin de l'agitation des grands centres, à une distance mesurée du Parc national d'Oka. Les chemins serpentent entre les résidences et les espaces boisés, révélant une existence tournée vers une simplicité robuste, héritière d'une patience paysanne qui ne cherche pas à dompter la nature, mais à s'y glisser. Chaque soir, la pénombre s'installe sur les rives avec une solennité presque religieuse, rappelant que le temps, en ces lieux, se mesure moins aux horloges qu'au courant tranquille de la Rivière du Nord qui poursuit, immuable, sa route vers d'autres horizons.
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Explore Lac-Rinfret, 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: 45.7175, -74.096667. 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 Lac-Rinfret includes the postal code (J5K), 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 Lac-Rinfret 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) |