Explore Pointe-Basse, 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 Pointe-Basse, 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 Pointe-Basse 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 Pointe-Basse.
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 | Pointe-Basse |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.393056 |
| Longitude | -61.791667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EHRUL |
Pointe-Basse is a hamlet in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Pointe-Basse is located at 47.3931°N, 61.7917°W.
Pointe-Basse rests as a sheltered sentinel along the St. Lawrence, cradled within the rounded contours of the Butte Ronde. It lies 6.2 km east-north-east of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 5.4 km east-north-east of Cap-aux-Meules. The salt-heavy air clings to the skin here, carrying the sharp, clean scent of the cold northern currents that define the shifting horizon. Life in Pointe-Basse persists through the enduring rhythm of the tides, where the local economy finds its footing in the harvest of the sea and the quiet persistence of those who navigate the unpredictable winds. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape opens toward Le Grand Barachois, a basin where the water holds the grey-blue light of the sky with startling clarity. Farther out, the horizon marks the distance toward the Réserve nationale de faune de la pointe de l'Est, a stretch of land that remains defined by its wild, wind-swept isolation. In Pointe-Basse, the days are marked by the steady work of fishing boats and the subtle transition of light against the slopes of the Butte Ronde, grounding the inhabitants in a geography that demands both respect and resilience.
Pointe-Basse s'étire sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent sculpte le Butte Ronde avec une patience minérale et indifférente. L’air y possède une densité particulière, chargée d’embruns et de sel, qui semble suspendre le mouvement des choses sous une lumière déclinante, étirant les ombres sur le sol pierreux. À quelques kilomètres, le Grand Barachois offre ses eaux calmes aux oiseaux migrateurs, contrastant avec l’âpreté du large qui bat sans relâche la côte. Plus loin, vers la Réserve nationale de faune de la pointe de l'Est, le paysage se déploie en une étendue sauvage où la terre lutte contre l’érosion marine. L’identité de Pointe-Basse se forge dans cette ténacité, portée par une mémoire acadienne qui résonne dans le travail quotidien des pêcheurs, dont les gestes précis perpétuent une survie humble face aux caprices du détroit. Chaque construction, chaque sentier qui longe la falaise, raconte cette existence tournée vers l’horizon immense, où la mer dicte le rythme des journées. Ici, le ciel rencontre le tumulte des vagues dans une clarté crue, révélant une beauté dépouillée, loin des artifices, où le monde se réduit à l’essentiel : le roc, le vent et la mer qui ne cesse jamais de réclamer son dû.
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Explore Pointe-Basse, 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: 47.393056, -61.791667. 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 Pointe-Basse 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 Pointe-Basse 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) |