Explore Roche-Plate, 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 Roche-Plate, 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 Roche-Plate 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 Roche-Plate.
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 | Roche-Plate |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury; La Jacques-Cartier |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.95 |
| Longitude | -71.366667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHWRQ |
Roche-Plate is a locality in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury; La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Roche-Plate is located at 46.9500°N, 71.3667°W.
High within the rugged elevation of the Mont de la Savane, Roche-Plate holds a quiet stillness defined by the steady, cold movement of the Rivière des Hurons. It lies 19.4 km north-west of Québec, QC (from Québec, QC: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.0 km west of Lac-Beauport. The water carves a narrow path through the dense, forested terrain, its surface catching the pale, bruised light that settles over the valley as the sun dips behind the ridgeline. Only a kilometer away, the stillness of Lac McKee offers a deep, dark counterpoint to the restless current of the river, while the distant, rushing presence of Chutes du Vieux Moulin provides a persistent, low-frequency hum that anchors the atmosphere of the region. The history of Roche-Plate lingers in the shadows cast by the steep slopes, where the land has long dictated the modest pace of local life. While the economy remains shaped by the demands of a challenging climate and the endurance required to inhabit such uneven ground, the character of Roche-Plate persists in the way the air holds the scent of damp stone and pine needles. Residents move with an awareness of the changing seasons, knowing that the terrain demands a careful, deliberate approach to the work of the day. In the quiet transitions between the seasons, the landscape reveals its resilience, standing firm against the elements that have shaped the character of those who call these slopes home.
Roche-Plate déploie ses reliefs accidentés sur les pentes du Mont de la Savane, là où la terre semble retenir le souffle des forêts anciennes avant que le jour ne décline. Le courant vif de la Rivière des Hurons sculpte le paysage avec une persistance minérale, offrant aux habitations une proximité immédiate avec les méandres d'une eau vive et indocile. À peine à un kilomètre de là, le Lac McKee repose dans un silence de verre, miroir sombre et tranquille qui capte les dernières lueurs pourpre du crépuscule. Plus loin, à onze kilomètres, la puissance sourde des Chutes du Vieux Moulin fait vibrer l'air, rappelant la force brute d'une nature qui domine encore les efforts des hommes. Roche-Plate conserve cette allure de sentinelle, protégée par une topographie abrupte qui a dicté, depuis les origines, une existence tournée vers la rudesse du sol et la patience des saisons. Chaque demeure, nichée parmi les escarpements, semble s'effacer devant la majesté de ce relief où la roche et le courant s'affrontent en un équilibre précaire. L'atmosphère, chargée d'une humidité légère, enveloppe les chemins sinueux d'une solitude douce, faisant de ce coin des montagnes un refuge où la vie humaine s'accorde, avec une humilité certaine, au rythme lent des éléments.
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Explore Roche-Plate, 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: 46.95, -71.366667. 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 Roche-Plate includes the postal code (G3G), 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 Roche-Plate 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) |