Explore Le Portage-d'Hiver, 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 Portage-d'Hiver, 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 Portage-d'Hiver 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 Portage-d'Hiver.
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 Portage-d'Hiver |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.643611 |
| Longitude | -59.352222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERMJJ |
Le Portage-d'Hiver is a locality in Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Portage-d'Hiver is located at 50.6436°N, 59.3522°W.
Le Portage-d'Hiver rests upon the rugged, enduring edge of the St. Lawrence, cradled within the Morne des Maisons. It lies 6.9 km south-south-west of Tête-à-la-Baleine, QC (from Tête-à-la-Baleine, QC: bearing 197°T), and is situated 8.3 km east-north-east of Aylmer Sound. The landscape here is defined by a stark, elemental clarity, where the light at dusk turns the grey stone of the hills into a soft, bruised violet. Inland, the terrain holds a quiet depth, marked by the presence of Lac à Outardes just four kilometers away and the steady, cold passage of the Rivière du Petit Mécatina flowing six kilometers distant. The air carries a sharp, saline edge, bracing and clean, that seems to sharpen the outline of every rock and stunted spruce against the vast, open horizon of the coast. Life in Le Portage-d'Hiver moves with an awareness of the shifting tides and the seasonal demands of the north, reflecting a long history of resilience among those who have made a home in this challenging terrain. The local economy persists through a grounded connection to the sea, where the daily tasks of harvest and maintenance define the boundaries of the day. Traditions here are quiet, passed down through the persistence of those who understand the temperament of the coast, ensuring that the character of Le Portage-d'Hiver remains as solid and unyielding as the granite foundations of the Morne des Maisons itself.
Le Portage-d'Hiver se déploie sur les rives austères du Saint-Laurent, là où le Morne des Maisons dessine une ligne de crête rigide contre le ciel bas. Dans ce territoire de la Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, le vent apporte une fraîcheur constante qui semble suspendre le souffle des landes. Non loin de là, la Rivière du Petit Mécatina poursuit sa course vers les eaux froides, tandis que le Lac à Outardes conserve une immobilité glacée, piégé dans les replis du relief granitique. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les roches, révélant une texture minérale où la rudesse de la terre rencontre l'immensité marine. Les habitants de Le Portage-d'Hiver perpétuent une existence sobre, rythmée par les exigences de la pêche et la surveillance attentive des courants. Ici, le silence n'est jamais vide ; il est habité par le fracas lointain des vagues et le sifflement de l'air sur les plateaux. Chaque maison semble s'agripper au sol, défiant les tempêtes qui balayent le littoral avec une obstination héritée des anciens. Le Portage-d'Hiver demeure ce bastion solitaire, tourné vers l'horizon marin, protégé par la masse sombre du Morne des Maisons qui veille sur la quiétude des foyers.
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Explore Le Portage-d'Hiver, 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: 50.643611, -59.352222. 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 Portage-d'Hiver includes the postal code (G4T), 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 Portage-d'Hiver 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) |