Explore Le Cap, 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 Le Cap, 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 Le Cap 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 Le Cap.
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 | Le Cap |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Québec; Capitale-Nationale |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.846389 |
| Longitude | -71.369444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G2B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGYTL |
Le Cap is a locality in Québec; Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Cap is located at 46.8464°N, 71.3694°W.
Le Cap holds a quiet prominence above the Rivière Nelson, where the land rises with a sudden, deliberate weight toward the elevation of La Butte Rouge. It lies 9.9 km north of Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC (from Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC: bearing 353°T), and is situated 12.8 km west-north-west of Québec. The terrain here catches the low-slanting light of late afternoon, turning the grasses and the exposed ridges into shades of bruised gold and deep ochre. Within this proximity, the waters of Lac à Grenouilles mirror the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the persistent, unseen momentum of the currents nearby. The air feels sharpened by the proximity of the river, carrying a crispness that suggests the persistent influence of the northern reaches, even as the sun warms the stone. History at Le Cap lingers in the rugged contours of the landscape, where the earth bears the marks of those who first navigated the banks of the Rivière Nelson. While the Chutes de la Chaudière draw observers to the power of falling water further downstream, Le Cap maintains a life defined by the steady, quieter turns of the land. Economic activity has long been tied to the character of this terrain, favoring a pace that respects the seasonal shifts of the Canadian climate. Local tradition preserves a sense of endurance, a way of living that acknowledges the proximity of the wilder elements while maintaining a focus on the daily tasks that keep the heart of Le Cap steady and grounded.
Le Cap s'étire avec une patience minérale près de La Butte Rouge, là où le sol semble retenir la mémoire des premiers défrichements. La lumière déclinante du soir accroche les rives de la Rivière Nelson, faisant miroiter les eaux d'une teinte d'acier sombre qui semble absorber le silence des terres environnantes. À une distance mesurée, le Lac à Grenouilles dissimule ses berges sous une végétation dense, tandis que, plus loin, le grondement sourd des Chutes de la Chaudière impose une présence puissante, comme un battement de cœur souterrain qui rythme la vie des habitants. Les activités rurales qui animent Le Cap se déploient avec une régularité modeste, portée par une économie tournée vers la terre et la patience des cycles agricoles. L'air, chargé d'une humidité vivifiante, porte souvent l'odeur des bois humides et du limon frais, rappelant aux résidents la proximité constante des éléments sauvages. Les maisons, installées sur des fondations solides, observent le passage des vents qui descendent des hauteurs, créant une atmosphère de stabilité presque immuable. Ici, chaque geste quotidien s'inscrit dans un cadre où la nature impose sa cadence, faisant de ce secteur un domaine où la solitude n'est jamais pesante, mais toujours habitée par le souffle des eaux.
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Explore Le Cap, 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: 46.846389, -71.369444. 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 Le Cap includes the postal code (G2B), 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 Le Cap 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) |