Explore Rock Forest, 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 Rock Forest, 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 Rock Forest 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 Rock Forest.
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 | Rock Forest |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sherbrooke; Estrie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.356944 |
| Longitude | -71.997222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J1N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EREOC |
Rock Forest is a administrative sector in Sherbrooke; Estrie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rock Forest is located at 45.3569°N, 71.9972°W.
Rock Forest sits as a quiet transition between the bustling urban reach of Sherbrooke and the sprawling, hushed fields of the Estrie region. It lies 9.7 km west-south-west of Sherbrooke, QC (from Sherbrooke, QC: bearing 237°T), and is situated 15.5 km north-east of Magog. The air here holds a particular clarity at dusk, when the light turns thin and sharp against the horizon, illuminating the sturdy, grounded character of the terrain. While the Rivière Coaticook flows with a persistent, steady purpose some 9 km away, Rock Forest maintains its own internal stillness, buffered by the proximity of Lac des Nations, which rests 7 km from its heart. Further out, the rugged majesty of Parc national du Mont-Orford rises 17 km to the west, casting a long, protective shadow over the surrounding valleys, while the distant, rushing energy of Les Cascades, located 13 km away, suggests the hidden movement of water across the landscape. Once characterized by the labor of those who cleared the land for agriculture, Rock Forest has evolved into a residential and commercial hub that balances its deep-rooted history with the demands of modern growth. The local economy relies on a blend of service industries and small enterprises that sustain the daily life of residents, echoing the resilience of a populace accustomed to the seasonal shifts of the Canadian climate. People move through their days with a pragmatic focus, whether attending to the needs of the Plateau Saint-Joseph or navigating the roads that link the neighborhood to the wider region. Even amidst the development, the land retains a certain wildness, a reminder of the forests that once defined this territory, offering a sense of permanence that persists beneath the hum of contemporary activity.
Rock Forest s’étire avec une patience tranquille sur les terres fertiles de l’Estrie, là où la lumière déclinante du soir teinte les façades de briques d'une douceur particulière. Les habitants observent le rythme des jours depuis ce secteur qui jouxte le Plateau Saint-Joseph, marqué par une histoire forgée par le labeur agricole et une transformation industrielle progressive. À sept kilomètres, le Lac des Nations capte les derniers reflets du jour, tandis que la Rivière Coaticook serpente à neuf kilomètres de là, apportant une fraîcheur subtile qui imprègne l'air ambiant. Vers le nord, les silhouettes des Cascades se dessinent à treize kilomètres, annonçant la proximité des reliefs plus imposants du Parc national du Mont-Orford, distant de dix-sept kilomètres, qui structurent l'horizon lointain. La vie quotidienne à Rock Forest suit une cadence apaisée, où le souvenir des anciennes terres de culture rencontre les aspirations d'une modernité sobre. Les résidents parcourent ces espaces ouverts avec la certitude de vivre dans un milieu façonné par la rigueur du climat et la générosité d'un sol bienveillant. Chaque coin de rue raconte l'évolution de ce secteur cherchant à préserver son identité propre dans le mouvement perpétuel de la région.
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Explore Rock Forest, 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: 45.356944, -71.997222. 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 Rock Forest includes the postal code (J1N), 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 Rock Forest 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) |