Explore Le Lac-Solitaire, 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 Lac-Solitaire, 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 Lac-Solitaire 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 Lac-Solitaire.
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 Lac-Solitaire |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.061389 |
| Longitude | -70.464167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQNNW |
Le Lac-Solitaire is a administrative sector in L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Lac-Solitaire is located at 48.0614°N, 70.4642°W.
Le Lac-Solitaire rests within a rugged fold of the Canadian Shield, cradled by a landscape that prioritizes stone and shadow over human ambition. It lies 34.0 km west-north-west of Secteur des Huit-Lacs, QC (from Secteur des Huit-Lacs, QC: bearing 292°T), and is situated 27.1 km south-west of L'Anse-Saint-Jean. The air here holds a sharp, clean weight, particularly as the light fails and the deep green of the surrounding timber turns to a bruised indigo. Nearby, Lac Solitaire occupies the same basin with a stillness so profound it seems to hold its breath against the encroaching silence of the Côte à François. The terrain is demanding, defined by steep inclines and rocky outcrops that discourage casual passage, ensuring that the stillness of the woods remains the dominant feature of the horizon. Life near Le Lac-Solitaire follows the ancient, unyielding demands of the northern climate, where the seasons dictate the pace of every endeavor. While the Rivière Saint-Jean flows through the broader region, its presence is felt here as a distant, seasonal promise rather than a daily companion. The nearby Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie serves as a reminder of the vast, protected wilderness that defines the character of this corner of Quebec. Local traditions remain centered on the hard-won resilience of those who endure the long winters, finding value in the isolation that keeps the modern world at a distance.
Le Lac-Solitaire se déploie dans une quiétude minérale, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder sur les reliefs escarpés de la Côte à François. À une distance de onze kilomètres, la Rivière Saint-Jean poursuit son cheminement immuable, apportant une fraîcheur humide qui monte vers les hauteurs dès que le soleil s'incline derrière les crêtes. Le Lac-Solitaire, niché dans cette topographie accidentée, offre aux rares observateurs le miroir immobile de ses eaux, capturant les nuances changeantes d'un ciel boréal qui bascule du bleu profond au gris argenté. Le Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie, situé à quinze kilomètres, exerce sur ce paysage une influence de grandeur sauvage, imprégnant l'air d'une odeur résineuse et terreuse. Dans ce secteur du Fjord-du-Saguenay, la rudesse du terrain dicte le rythme des journées, imposant une patience héritée des anciennes pratiques forestières qui ont longtemps façonné les habitudes des habitants. La terre ici ne se laisse pas apprivoiser facilement, exigeant une attention constante pour quiconque cherche à habiter ses marges. À travers les frondaisons, le silence domine, seulement interrompu par le souffle du vent qui parcourt les vallées, rappelant que Le Lac-Solitaire demeure une présence solitaire, une sentinelle silencieuse au milieu des rocs et des essences forestières qui composent la véritable identité de cette contrée.
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Explore Le Lac-Solitaire, 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: 48.061389, -70.464167. 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 Lac-Solitaire includes the postal code (G4A), 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 Lac-Solitaire 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) |