Explore Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre, 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-la-Loutre, 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-la-Loutre 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-la-Loutre.
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-la-Loutre |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Grosses-Roches; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.945556 |
| Longitude | -67.144167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHYCV |
Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre is a hamlet in Grosses-Roches; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre is located at 48.9456°N, 67.1442°W.
Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre occupies a slender, watchful stretch of the St. Lawrence shoreline, defined by the sharp transition where the Côte à Marguerite rises against the salt-heavy air. It lies 30.4 km east-north-east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 68°T), and is situated 2.2 km east-north-east of Grosses-Roches. The terrain here holds a quiet austerity, marked by the proximity of the Petite rivière Matane and the inland stillness of Lac au Foin. At dusk, the light loses its glare, turning the surface of the St. Lawrence into a sheet of hammered pewter that seems to pull the horizon closer to the shore. This coastal fringe demands a certain resilience from the land, as the wind off the water dictates the growth of spruce and the lean of the grasses. Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre exists in this dialogue between the deep, dark interior of the woods and the relentless, rhythmic pulse of the tides. Life in Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre has long been shaped by the necessity of adapting to the seasonal shifts of the St. Lawrence and the surrounding timbered slopes. The local economy finds its roots in the traditional harvest of the region’s resources, where the work of the day follows the cooling temperatures and the changing light. Families here navigate the cycles of the seasons with a practicality born of long winters, finding value in the solitude provided by the nearby Lac au Foin and the shelter offered by the Côte à Marguerite. Even as the modern world reaches toward these quiet reaches, the character of the place remains fixed to the elemental demands of the coast, where the cold, clear scent of the water lingers in the doorway of every home.
Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre s'étire le long du Saint-Laurent, là où le littoral bascule dans une lumière marine qui semble polir chaque pierre du Côte à Marguerite. L'air y possède une texture saline, presque palpable, qui enveloppe les maisons habituées au souffle constant des vents venus du large. À quelques kilomètres, la Petite rivière Matane trace un sillon discret vers les eaux profondes, tandis que le Lac au Foin demeure une halte tranquille, nichée dans un repli du relief. Le passé de Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre se devine dans la persistance des gestes simples et dans cette économie humble qui a longtemps puisé ses forces dans la terre et le ressac. La géographie impose ici une rigueur sereine, une manière de se tenir debout face à l'immensité du fleuve qui dicte le rythme des heures. Les habitants observent les variations du ciel avec une attention silencieuse, sachant que la météo transforme radicalement les perspectives sur le rivage. Dans cet espace où le regard porte loin, la beauté naît de la rencontre entre la terre ferme et l'inconnu des marées. Chaque automne, la lumière décline avec une lenteur solennelle, magnifiant les crêtes côtières et rappelant que la vie ici exige une patience forgée par les éléments.
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Explore Ruisseau-à-la-Loutre, 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: 48.945556, -67.144167. 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-la-Loutre includes the postal code (G4W), 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-la-Loutre 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) |