Explore Pointe-aux-Orignaux, 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-aux-Orignaux, 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-aux-Orignaux 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-aux-Orignaux.
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-aux-Orignaux |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Ouelle; Kamouraska |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.482413 |
| Longitude | -70.017221 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHRUD |
Pointe-aux-Orignaux is a hamlet in Rivière-Ouelle; Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Pointe-aux-Orignaux is located at 47.4824°N, 70.0172°W.
Pointe-aux-Orignaux emerges as a stark, weathered promontory extending into the vast, briny expanse of the St. Lawrence. It lies 12.6 km north of La Pocatière, QC (from La Pocatière, QC: bearing 5°T), and is situated 10.5 km north-north-west of Saint-Pacôme. The tidal flats surrounding Pointe-aux-Orignaux surrender to the pull of the moon, leaving behind a glistening, salt-crusted silence that defines the edge of the world. Near the Le Rocher, the land holds a stillness that seems to absorb the cold light of the northern sky, while the Rivière Ouelle flows with a steady, deliberate weight some 7 km away. Further inland, the terrain gathers its strength near the shaded depths of Lac Rond, located 11 km distant, and the rushing energy of the Chutes de la Rivière Ouelle, found 12 km from the coast, provides a persistent, low-frequency pulse to the landscape. The air here carries the scent of sea-spray and damp earth, a combination that sharpens the senses as the sun retreats behind the horizon. Life in Pointe-aux-Orignaux reflects the enduring legacy of early settlers who looked to these shores for sustenance and shelter. Agriculture and maritime traditions continue to guide the daily efforts of those who reside in the shadow of the St. Lawrence, where the shifting tides dictate the pace of work and rest. The history of the region is held in the sturdy architecture of the farmsteads and the quiet, vigilant posture of the houses facing the water. Residents navigate the seasons with a quiet familiarity, tending to the fields or observing the movement of the ice, maintaining a connection to the land that feels as essential and unadorned as the tides themselves.
Pointe-aux-Orignaux s’avance dans les eaux froides du Saint-Laurent comme une vigie solitaire guettant le passage des marées, là où la terre rencontre l’immensité saline près du Rocher. Le vent y possède une texture particulière, chargée d’embruns qui fouettent les façades et déposent sur les grèves un silence minéral, interrompu seulement par le ressac contre les pierres. À quelques kilomètres vers l’intérieur des terres, la Rivière Ouelle trace un sillon fertile, tandis que les eaux plus calmes du Lac Rond et le fracas sourd des Chutes de la Rivière Ouelle marquent la topographie environnante de leur présence tranquille. L’histoire de Pointe-aux-Orignaux se lit dans cette agriculture résiliente, héritée de familles qui ont su lire les caprices du fleuve et la rigueur du climat pour apprivoiser ce sol exigeant. Le soir venu, la lumière s’étire sur les berges, transformant les plaines en une étendue de cuivre et d’ombre où le temps semble suspendre sa course. Les habitants de Pointe-aux-Orignaux maintiennent un lien organique avec cet environnement, cultivant une mémoire orale qui survit à la rudesse des hivers, tandis que l’horizon, toujours ouvert, rappelle la force indomptable du courant qui façonne chaque parcelle de ce rivage.
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Explore Pointe-aux-Orignaux, 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: 47.482413, -70.017221. 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-aux-Orignaux includes the postal code (G5A), 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-aux-Orignaux 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) |