Explore Racine-sur-le-Lac, 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 Racine-sur-le-Lac, 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 Racine-sur-le-Lac 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 Racine-sur-le-Lac.
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 | Racine-sur-le-Lac |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Dolbeau-Mistassini; Maria-Chapdelaine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.743889 |
| Longitude | -72.1875 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHUHA |
Racine-sur-le-Lac is a administrative sector in Dolbeau-Mistassini; Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Racine-sur-le-Lac is located at 48.7439°N, 72.1875°W.
Racine-sur-le-Lac anchors itself firmly along the expansive, slate-grey horizon of Lac Saint-Jean, where the water holds a stillness that seems to swallow the sound of the wind. It lies 15.0 km south of Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC (from Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC: bearing 169°T), and is situated 10.4 km west-south-west of Péribonka. The air here tastes of cold pine and the deep, damp earth found near the Rivière Péribonka, which winds its way through the landscape just six kilometers away. Sunlight often catches the surface of the lake at dusk, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver that momentarily distracts from the rugged, boreal density of the terrain. While Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon sits seventeen kilometers distant, the spirit of the wilderness presses in on the periphery of Racine-sur-le-Lac, reminding those who live here of the vast, unyielding reach of the north. To the observer, the presence of the Chutes du Père-William, located eighteen kilometers away, acts as a distant, thrumming pulse, a reminder of the relentless movement of water that has defined the geology of this region for centuries. Life in Racine-sur-le-Lac reflects the quiet persistence of those who choose to live in Dolbeau-Mistassini, drawing strength from an economy long shaped by the extraction and movement of timber. The local character carries the weight of a history built on the seasonal shifts of the forest, where the daily labor of men and women aligns with the transition from the bite of winter to the sudden, explosive growth of the short northern summer. Traditions here are kept with a spare, functional elegance, focusing on the preservation of hearth and home against the encroaching frost. Even in the bustle of modern industry, there remains a distinct, lingering silence in the streets, as if the residents are perpetually listening to the distant, white-noise rush of the landscape that surrounds them.
Racine-sur-le-Lac s'étire le long des rivages immenses du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la terre semble s'abandonner à l'étendue bleue sous une lumière qui, chaque soir, décline avec une lenteur solennelle. Dans ce coin de pays où l'horizon se confond avec le ciel, le vent apporte souvent le murmure lointain de la Rivière Péribonka, qui serpente à six kilomètres de distance, rappelant aux habitants la force silencieuse des eaux qui façonnent la région. Le paysage se déploie avec une rigueur paisible, ponctué par la présence du Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon à dix-sept kilomètres, véritable gardien de la nature sauvage, tandis que la puissance sourde des Chutes du Père-William, situées à dix-huit kilomètres, habite l'imaginaire des résidents. Racine-sur-le-Lac vit au rythme des travaux de la terre et de l'exploitation forestière, héritages d'une ténacité forgée par les pionniers venus défricher ces sols généreux. Les maisons, tournées vers la lumière, semblent guetter le retour des pêcheurs ou le passage des saisons dans une quiétude singulière. Ici, la vie quotidienne se mesure au calme des matinées brumeuses, lorsque l'air devient si limpide que chaque détail de la rive se dessine avec une netteté presque irréelle, invitant chacun à contempler cette terre austère et magnifique dans un silence respectueux.
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Explore Racine-sur-le-Lac, 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: 48.743889, -72.1875. 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 Racine-sur-le-Lac includes the postal code (G8L), 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 Racine-sur-le-Lac 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) |