Explore Le Phare, 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 Phare, 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 Phare 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 Phare.
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 Phare |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Monique; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.69383 |
| Longitude | -72.014669 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERHKM |
Le Phare is a locality in Sainte-Monique; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Phare is located at 48.6938°N, 72.0147°W.
Le Phare stands as a quiet sentinel upon the northern shore of Lac Saint-Jean, where the horizon dissolves into the vast, restless expanse of water and sky. It lies 23.8 km east-north-east of Vertuose, QC (from Vertuose, QC: bearing 62°T), and is situated 12.9 km west-south-west of Sainte-Monique. The terrain here near the Côte du Côtoyage holds a distinct stillness, caught between the expansive lake and the dense woods that press toward the water’s edge. Only four kilometers away, the protected sands and dunes of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon offer a sanctuary for the wind, which carries the scent of pine and damp earth across the shoreline. When the light fades at dusk, the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen, reflecting a sky that feels immense and unburdened by the weight of the interior. Five kilometers distant, the Rivière Péribonka feeds the currents of the basin, its presence felt in the cool, moisture-heavy air that defines the climate of this northern reach. Life in Le Phare maintains a deliberate connection to the landscape, shaped by generations who have looked to the surrounding waters for sustenance and passage. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, drawing from the forestry and agricultural traditions that have long defined the broader character of the region. Residents move with an awareness of the changing seasons, acknowledging the way the winter freeze binds the lake into a singular, silent field of white. This locality carries a sense of permanence, standing firm against the elements that shift and drift along the shore. Even as the modern world turns, the daily existence of those living near the Rivière Péribonka remains anchored to the patterns of the tides and the long, shifting shadows cast by the boreal light.
Le Phare s'élève avec une discrétion minérale sur les rives vastes du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la lumière du crépuscule semble se recueillir sur les galets de la Côte du Côtoyage. À quelques kilomètres de là, le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon dessine une frontière sylvestre entre le ciel et l'étendue liquide, offrant aux vents du nord une escale parmi les pins et les sables. La Rivière Péribonka, par son flux constant, dicte un rythme lent à cette terre dont l'économie, longtemps façonnée par les rudesses du climat boréal, puise sa force dans une relation directe avec les éléments. Dans l'air pur qui descend des hauteurs, on perçoit le souvenir des travaux champêtres et le silence des grandes eaux qui modèlent encore les habitudes quotidiennes. Le Phare observe, immobile, le balancement des saisons qui colorent les franges de la rive d'une pâleur argentée, tandis que les habitants maintiennent un lien étroit avec le rivage, ce sol qui porte en lui la mémoire des premiers défrichements. La clarté singulière de ces horizons, où la terre rencontre l'immensité du Lac Saint-Jean, confère à chaque bâtisse une dignité austère, rappelant que la vie ici exige une patience infinie et un regard toujours tourné vers le large.
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Explore Le Phare, 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: 48.69383, -72.014669. 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 Phare includes the postal code (G8E), 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 Phare 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) |