Explore Pointe-Ouest, 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-Ouest, 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-Ouest 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-Ouest.
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-Ouest |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.863889 |
| Longitude | -64.5225 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EOQLG |
Pointe-Ouest is a hamlet in L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Pointe-Ouest is located at 49.8639°N, 64.5225°W.
Pointe-Ouest sits isolated upon the rugged coastline, where the cold, salt-heavy breath of the St. Lawrence meets the edge of the wild Anticosti landscape. It lies 78.5 km west-south-west of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 238°T), and is situated 13.3 km west-north-west of Port-Menier. The terrain here is defined by a raw, ancient stillness, guarded by the silent presence of the Colline Makasti that rises against the northern horizon. Inland, the land holds the quiet reflection of Lac Duguay, a dark mirror set into the bedrock only 2 km away, while the distant, winding path of the Rivière Plantain cuts through the brush some 11 km from the shore. At dusk, the light loses its warmth, turning the sky into a bruised violet that clings to the limestone cliffs and makes the air feel heavy with the coming frost. The survival of Pointe-Ouest has always been a negotiation with the elements, shaped by the harsh isolation of the Minganie region and the seasonal pulse of the sea. Life here avoids the frantic pace of the mainland, favoring a quiet endurance that values the turning of the tides and the seasonal migration of the island’s fauna. While the economy remains modest, rooted in the rhythms of the natural world, the identity of Pointe-Ouest stays tied to its history as a remote outpost, far from the reach of large urban centers or academic institutions. Even in the height of summer, a profound silence hangs over the coastal scrub, a reminder that the land belongs more to the wind and the salt spray than to the brief, passing presence of those who dwell there.
Pointe-Ouest s'étire sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin rencontre la terre ferme dans une immensité qui semble suspendre le cours des heures. À proximité, la Colline Makasti dresse sa silhouette familière au-dessus de ce rivage balayé par les vents, offrant un repère immuable sous la lumière changeante du crépuscule. Le paysage s'organise autour de présences discrètes, comme le Lac Duguay qui repose à deux kilomètres à peine, miroir sombre et tranquille, tandis que la Rivière Plantain poursuit son cheminement silencieux à onze kilomètres de là. L'histoire de Pointe-Ouest se lit dans la patience de ses habitants, ceux qui ont appris à composer avec la rudesse du climat et la solitude majestueuse de l'île. Ici, la mer dicte ses rythmes et façonne les habitudes, imposant une existence dépouillée de tout superflu, où chaque geste quotidien se plie à la rigueur de l'environnement. La terre, nourrie par les embruns et le passage des siècles, conserve la mémoire des travaux agricoles et des tentatives de dompter cet espace sauvage. En observant l'horizon, on saisit la persistance d'une culture forgée par la proximité du fleuve et le détachement géographique, une manière d'être qui appartient exclusivement à ce littoral singulier de la Minganie.
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Explore Pointe-Ouest, 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: 49.863889, -64.5225. 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-Ouest includes the postal code (G4X), 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-Ouest 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) |