Explore Plage-Wilson, 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 Plage-Wilson, 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 Plage-Wilson 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 Plage-Wilson.
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 | Plage-Wilson |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Henri-de-Taillon; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.631074 |
| Longitude | -71.801366 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKPOC |
Plage-Wilson is a resort in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Plage-Wilson is located at 48.6311°N, 71.8014°W.
Plage-Wilson rests at the edge of the expansive Lac Saint-Jean, where the horizon dissolves into a shimmering line between water and sky. It lies 14.2 km north-west of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 310°T), and is situated 7.7 km west of Saint-Cœur-de-Marie. The shore along the Côte du Côtoyage remains defined by the cooling breath of the lake, a constant presence that shapes the character of the land. Near the mouth of the Rivière aux Chicots, the terrain flattens into a calm expanse where the light at dusk turns the sand a deep, bruised violet. While the vast wilderness of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon lies 14 km away, the immediate surroundings of Plage-Wilson hold a quieter, more domestic stillness. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and freshwater, a sharp clarity that persists even when the wind carries the distant murmur of the current moving toward the basin. The history of Plage-Wilson remains tied to the cycles of the water, which have long dictated the pace of work and seasonal movement in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon. Agriculture and the seasonal rhythms of the lake sustain the local economy, keeping the focus anchored to the soil and the shoreline. Residents move with an awareness of the changing ice and the shifting tides of the Rivière aux Chicots, maintaining a relationship with the landscape that predates modern development. Though the encroaching quiet of the colder months can feel heavy, there is a persistent resilience in the way Plage-Wilson maintains its gaze toward the water, finding purpose in the steady, recurring tasks that define life on the edge of the lake.
Plage-Wilson s’étire le long des rives du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s’attarder sur le sable fin avec une patience presque minérale. Près de la Côte du Côtoyage, le vent apporte une fraîcheur qui rappelle la proximité des eaux vastes, tandis que la Rivière aux Chicots trace son sillon tranquille à travers le terrain, façonnant le relief de cette portion de Saint-Henri-de-Taillon. À une distance de quatorze kilomètres, le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon impose sa présence sylvestre, influençant par sa masse forestière le souffle qui parcourt les terres basses. Le quotidien à Plage-Wilson se plie au rythme lent des marées intérieures et des travaux agricoles qui ont façonné l’occupation des sols depuis les premiers défrichements. Ici, le ciel occupe une place démesurée, modifiant sans cesse la tonalité des berges et rendant chaque crépuscule unique. Les habitants connaissent cette terre par la texture de son sol et par le chant particulier des courants qui se rencontrent, une harmonie discrète liant les hommes à l’étendue bleue qui domine l’horizon. Dans ce silence habité par les éléments, la simplicité du paysage offre une rigueur apaisante, où le passé et le présent se fondent dans la clarté d'un horizon sans cesse renouvelé par le jeu des nuages.
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Explore Plage-Wilson, 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: 48.631074, -71.801366. 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 Plage-Wilson 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 Plage-Wilson 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) |