Explore Rail, 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 Rail, 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 Rail 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 Rail.
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 | Rail |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Percé; Le Rocher-Percé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.438056 |
| Longitude | -64.364167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHUJP |
Rail is a hamlet in Percé; Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rail is located at 48.4381°N, 64.3642°W.
Rail rests along the rugged margins of the St. Lawrence, where the salt-heavy air clings to the slopes of Le Sugar Loaf. It lies 14.8 km south-west of Percé, QC (from Percé, QC: bearing 230°T), and is situated 10.6 km east-north-east of Grande-Rivière. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular tension, pressing against the La Petite Rivière as the water finds its way toward the tides. At dusk, the light loses its sharpness, turning the coastal cliffs into silhouettes that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped away. A short distance inland, the quiet stillness of Lac à Savage offers a stark contrast to the restless motion of the sea, grounding the landscape in a deep, reflective solitude. The history of Rail remains anchored to the unforgiving demands of the maritime horizon, where generations have looked to the water to sustain the local economy. While the grander spectacle of Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé draws visitors to the nearby cliffs, Rail persists as a quieter point of passage, defined by the persistence of those who work the coast. Daily life moves with a gravity dictated by the weather, a slow and steady endurance that respects the strength of the currents. The character of Rail emerges from this constant negotiation with the elements, an existence carved out where the land meets the vast, cold reach of the Atlantic.
Rail s’étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l’air salin s’alourdit d’une fraîcheur constante, sculptée par la proximité du Sugar Loaf qui domine la ligne d’horizon. Les eaux calmes de La Petite Rivière serpentent entre les terres, marquant le rythme d’un quotidien où le sol garde la mémoire des anciens laboureurs acadiens. À peine éloigné d’un kilomètre, le Lac à Savage miroitant sous la lumière déclinante offre un contraste apaisant avec l’immensité maritime voisine. Rail conserve cette allure de halte paisible, une présence discrète face à l’horizon infini. La silhouette du Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé se dessine à seize kilomètres, rappelant la puissance géologique qui définit toute la région. Ici, le vent soulève les embruns et balaye les champs, porteur d’une solitude habitée qui ne demande qu’à se faire entendre. Les habitants partagent une relation intime avec ces cycles naturels, observant le mouvement des marées qui façonne le rivage avec une patience minérale. Chaque soir, la clarté déclinante transforme les reliefs en masses sombres et veloutées, soulignant la rudesse élégante de ce littoral tourné vers l’est, où le ciel et l’eau se rencontrent dans une harmonie dépouillée.
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Explore Rail, 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: 48.438056, -64.364167. 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 Rail 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 Rail 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) |