Explore Recul-à-Rankin, 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 Recul-à-Rankin, 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 Recul-à-Rankin 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 Recul-à-Rankin.
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 | Recul-à-Rankin |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska; Kamouraska |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.621389 |
| Longitude | -69.763333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENVDP |
Recul-à-Rankin is a locality in Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska; Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Recul-à-Rankin is located at 47.6214°N, 69.7633°W.
Recul-à-Rankin sits as a quiet sentinel along the salt-scented edges of the St. Lawrence, where the land rises into the rugged embrace of the Montagne Mississipi. It lies 25.2 km south-south-east of Saint-Siméon, QC (from Saint-Siméon, QC: bearing 159°T), and is situated 12.5 km west-south-west of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska. The light at dusk here possesses a particular silver quality, catching the salt-spray as it drifts inland to settle upon the fields of Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska. While the Rivière Pivard meanders through the lowlands some 8 km away and the deep, reflective surface of Lac Deschênes rests 14 km distant, the immediate terrain of Recul-à-Rankin remains defined by the persistent push of the tides against the shore. The economy is rooted in the ancestral rhythms of the coast, where the harvest of the sea and the cultivation of the earth have long dictated the pace of the day. Local life persists with a focused clarity, shaped by the bracing winds that sweep off the water and the enduring presence of the Montagne Mississipi rising sharply against the horizon.
Recul-à-Rankin s’étire avec une langueur mélancolique le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le ciel bas semble vouloir toucher les crêtes de la Montagne Mississipi. Dans ce repli du territoire, la lumière du soir dépose une patine argentée sur les champs qui s’inclinent vers l’eau, révélant la patience des hommes qui ont longtemps cultivé cette terre ingrate entre les courants. À huit kilomètres de là, la Rivière Pivard poursuit son cours discret, murmurant entre les taillis, tandis que le Lac Deschênes, situé à quatorze kilomètres, retient dans ses eaux froides le silence des terres intérieures. Recul-à-Rankin conserve une atmosphère de halte paisible, habitée par le souvenir des ancêtres qui, en scrutant l’horizon maritime, ont su lire les signes d’une nature exigeante. La brise marine, chargée d’une humidité vive, enveloppe les maisons de bois aux toits pentus, rappelant une économie tournée autrefois vers l’exploitation des ressources et la rudesse des hivers. Ici, le quotidien se mesure aux marées et à la lenteur des travaux agricoles, chaque habitant partageant une connivence tacite avec cet environnement austère. La beauté du lieu réside dans cet équilibre précaire entre la force du fleuve et la résistance de la terre, un dialogue muet qui définit l’identité même de ce coin de pays.
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Explore Recul-à-Rankin, 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: 47.621389, -69.763333. 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 Recul-à-Rankin includes the postal code (G5R), 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 Recul-à-Rankin 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) |