Explore Le Détour-à-Philippon, 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 Détour-à-Philippon, 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 Détour-à-Philippon 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 Détour-à-Philippon.
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 | Le Détour-à-Philippon |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Mont-Alexandre; Le Rocher-Percé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.524722 |
| Longitude | -64.548056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ELTPO |
Le Détour-à-Philippon is a locality in Mont-Alexandre; Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Détour-à-Philippon is located at 48.5247°N, 64.5481°W.
Le Détour-à-Philippon rests within the rugged terrain of Mont-Alexandre, where the land rises to meet the imposing silhouette of Le Sugar Loaf. It lies 21.8 km north-north-east of Chandler, QC (from Chandler, QC: bearing 26°T), and is situated 14.4 km north-north-west of Grande-Rivière. The surrounding topography is defined by the steady, persistent flow of the La Grande Rivière, which carves a path through the dense, verdant growth of the region. As evening light catches the surface of the water, the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a quiet shift that signals the day’s end. Farther afield, the presence of Lac du Ouest sits in the stillness of the interior, while the coastal reaches toward Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé offer a different, salt-stung horizon. Life in Le Détour-à-Philippon draws its character from the proximity of the river and the demands of the surrounding forest. The local economy has long mirrored the cycles of the landscape, relying on the natural resources provided by the valley and the persistence of those who work the hillsides. Traditions here are kept close, maintained by families who have learned to read the nuances of the changing seasons and the particular ways the wind moves through the tree line. Even in the bustle of daily tasks, there remains a deep awareness of the geography that frames every doorstep, grounding the people in the reality of the terrain that rises and falls under their feet.
Le Détour-à-Philippon s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives de La Grande Rivière, là où le terrain s'incline doucement vers une lumière qui semble toujours hésiter avant de s'éteindre. Non loin, l'imposante silhouette du Sugar Loaf surveille les terres, offrant un repère minéral à ceux qui habitent ce versant du monde. À environ neuf kilomètres, le Lac du Ouest calme l'horizon, tandis que plus loin, à vingt-neuf kilomètres, le Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé ajoute une présence marine au paysage. L'air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l'humidité des eaux qui sillonnent le secteur de Mont-Alexandre, façonnant une identité liée autant à la terre qu'aux courants qui l'animent. La vie se déploie ici sans fracas, dans le rythme lent des journées où le vent s'engouffre entre les reliefs, rappelant les héritages qui ont fondé cette installation. Les gestes quotidiens se répètent avec une précision héritée, dans un silence qui n'est jamais vide, mais plutôt rempli de la mémoire du sol. Le Détour-à-Philippon conserve cette allure singulière, une manière d'exister par la simple proximité avec les éléments, acceptant que le regard se perde vers les lointains sans jamais oublier la terre ferme sous les pas.
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Explore Le Détour-à-Philippon, 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: 48.524722, -64.548056. 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 Détour-à-Philippon includes the postal code (G4X), 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 Détour-à-Philippon 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) |