Explore Le Flash, 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 Flash, 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 Flash 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 Flash.
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 Flash |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Grand-Remous; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.812222 |
| Longitude | -75.896667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPYGW |
Le Flash is a locality in Grand-Remous; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Flash is located at 46.8122°N, 75.8967°W.
Le Flash rests upon the rugged, forested edge of Réservoir Baskatong, where the land meets the water in a quiet collision of granite and pine. It lies 42.0 km north-west of Mont-Laurier, QC (from Mont-Laurier, QC: bearing 315°T), and is situated 13.9 km south-west of Dépôt-de-l'Île. The air here holds a crisp, resinous weight, and when the sun slips behind the distant tree line, the surface of the reservoir turns to polished slate, reflecting the darkening sky with a stillness that feels ancient. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain rises in slopes of spruce and birch, hiding the Rivière Petawaga, which courses through the wilderness approximately 9 km away. Further out, the protected expanse of Réserve écologique Rolland-Germain sits 22 km distant, guarding a portion of the landscape that has remained largely untouched by the reach of modern development. Life in Le Flash moves in alignment with the seasonal shifts of the Grand-Remous region, where the economy has long been shaped by the presence of the water and the deep woods. While the industry of the past relied heavily on the timber harvested from these hills, the current character of the locale leans toward a stewardship of the natural surroundings that define it. Locals often find their days marked by the changing light on the reservoir, a habit of observation that persists regardless of the work at hand. Whether navigating the nearby waterways or tending to the maintenance of properties tucked away in the trees, the people of Le Flash maintain a connection to the geography that is both practical and quiet, honoring the land that anchors their daily routines.
Le Flash s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives vastes du Réservoir Baskatong, là où la lumière du soir semble s'attarder sur les eaux sombres pour mieux caresser les sapins. Dans cette partie de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, le terrain se soulève en ondulations douces, offrant une perspective où le ciel bas et changeant dicte le rythme des journées. Les habitants, habitués à la rigueur d'un climat qui façonne les caractères, entretiennent une relation étroite avec cet horizon boréal. À quelques kilomètres, le murmure de la Rivière Petawaga rappelle le mouvement constant des terres, tandis que la Réserve écologique Rolland-Germain protège un silence végétal que les rares passages humains respectent avec déférence. Le Flash se distingue par cette proximité avec une nature indomptée, loin des agitations urbaines, où chaque geste quotidien se mesure à l'immensité des forêts environnantes. Ici, l'histoire ne s'écrit pas dans la pierre monumentale, mais dans la persistance des familles à habiter ce sol généreux, malgré les hivers qui figent le paysage en une étendue blanche et silencieuse. La vie s'y déploie sans artifice, portée par l'air pur qui descend des hauteurs, transformant chaque lever de soleil sur le Réservoir Baskatong en une promesse renouvelée de simplicité et de présence.
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Explore Le Flash, 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: 46.812222, -75.896667. 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 Flash includes the postal code (J0W), 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 Flash 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) |