Explore Ruisseau-à-l'Ail, 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 Ruisseau-à-l'Ail, 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 Ruisseau-à-l'Ail 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 Ruisseau-à-l'Ail.
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 | Ruisseau-à-l'Ail |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.111667 |
| Longitude | -64.626944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPJVA |
Ruisseau-à-l'Ail is a hamlet in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Ruisseau-à-l'Ail is located at 49.1117°N, 64.6269°W.
Ruisseau-à-l'Ail anchors itself firmly against the rugged, salt-sprayed edge of the St. Lawrence, where the land rises sharply to meet the persistent northern winds. It lies 33.8 km north-north-west of Gaspé, QC (from Gaspé, QC: bearing 341°T), and is situated 23.9 km east-south-east of Pointe-à-la-Frégate. The terrain here is defined by a raw, immediate proximity to the water, with the nearby Lac de Fame Point catching the low, bruised light of late afternoon in its still, dark basin. Beyond the immediate coastal shelf, the landscape stretches toward the distant, winding path of the Rivière Dartmouth, creating a vast sense of openness that hums with the cold, rhythmic pulse of the tides. When the mist rolls in from the gulf, the air carries a sharp, metallic tang, turning the horizon into a blurred charcoal sketch that makes the solid earth feel remarkably precious. The heritage of Ruisseau-à-l'Ail reflects a long-standing dialogue with the sea, where generations have looked toward the horizon for their livelihood and sustenance. While the distant cliffs of Forillon National Park of Canada stand as silent sentinels to the east, the daily life within Ruisseau-à-l'Ail focuses on the pragmatic demands of a coastal existence. Houses lean into the slope, their foundations braced against the inevitable shifts of the seasons, while the local economy continues to mirror the cycles of the maritime environment that shaped its founding. Even as modern life persists, there is a quiet weight to the mornings here, a sense of stillness that lingers long after the sun has climbed above the crest of the waves.
Ruisseau-à-l'Ail s’étire avec une humilité grave sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin du large vient constamment tempérer l’ardeur des journées estivales. À proximité immédiate, le Lac de Fame Point offre ses eaux calmes aux reflets changeants, tandis que la Rivière Dartmouth, serpentant à une douzaine de kilomètres, semble guider le regard vers les reliefs plus lointains du parc national Forillon du Canada qui ponctuent l’horizon de leur silhouette imposante. La lumière du crépuscule y possède une clarté presque liquide, baignant les terrains accidentés de la côte dans des nuances d’ambre et d’acier qui soulignent la rudesse magnifique de ce littoral gaspésien. Les habitants, façonnés par une vie tournée vers les caprices des marées, maintiennent une présence discrète qui respecte le silence imposé par l’immensité marine. Chaque geste quotidien semble s'accorder au rythme lent des courants et à la persistance des vents qui balayent ces espaces découverts. Ruisseau-à-l'Ail demeure ainsi une escale singulière, une halte où le temps ne se mesure plus aux horloges, mais à la simple observation du ciel se confondant avec la ligne sombre de l’onde, rappelant à quiconque s'y attarde la force tranquille d'une terre qui exige autant qu'elle offre.
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Explore Ruisseau-à-l'Ail, 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: 49.111667, -64.626944. 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 Ruisseau-à-l'Ail 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 Ruisseau-à-l'Ail 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) |