Explore Ruthledge, 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 Ruthledge, 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 Ruthledge 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 Ruthledge.
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 | Ruthledge |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Pontiac; Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.651944 |
| Longitude | -76.296111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHYFW |
Ruthledge is a locality in Pontiac; Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ruthledge is located at 45.6519°N, 76.2961°W.
Ruthledge sits as a quiet point of reference within the rugged, forested expanse of Pontiac, where the horizon is defined by the dense, persistent reach of the Canadian Shield. It lies 16.1 km east-north-east of Shawville, QC (from Shawville, QC: bearing 70°T), and is situated 15.4 km north-north-west of Quyon. Lac Ruthledge rests only 2 km away, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-grey clouds that drift across this northern sky, while the Rivière Quyon meanders through the wider landscape some 16 km distant. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine and damp earth, a sensory constant that seems to sharpen at dusk when the light retreats behind the tree lines. Fitzroy Provincial Park lies 20 km away, serving as a reminder of the vast, protected stretches that define the character of the region. The historical gravity of Ruthledge draws from a heritage of resource extraction and the steady, solitary work of those who have long managed the timber and mineral wealth of these hills. Economic life in Ruthledge remains linked to the seasonal pulse of the land, where the winters demand a stoic endurance and the summers offer a brief, intense burst of growth. The silence that settles over the terrain is profound, broken only by the occasional movement of wildlife or the wind shifting through the canopy. Those who live near Ruthledge find a grounding stability in the repetition of their tasks, maintaining a connection to the geography that is as functional as it is deep.
Ruthledge s’étire sur un sol façonné par les âges, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur mélancolique, transformant la forêt en une ombre dense et protectrice. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Ruthledge retient le ciel dans ses eaux calmes, miroir immobile d’un horizon qui semble se rétracter devant l’immensité sauvage. La Rivière Quyon serpente non loin, creusant son passage à travers le relief avec une obstination minérale qui rythme le souffle des terres environnantes. Vers l’est, la présence discrète du parc provincial Fitzroy rappelle la proximité d’espaces où la nature impose son silence, une frontière naturelle qui définit l’isolement paisible de Ruthledge. Les résidents observent ce paysage avec une attention silencieuse, conscients que l’économie locale, liée depuis longtemps à l’exploitation des ressources et aux cycles agricoles, dépend de cette terre exigeante. L’air frais, chargé de l’humidité des bois, circule entre les bâtisses, portant une odeur de terre humide et de résineux. Ici, le quotidien s’ajuste aux variations du climat, sans artifice, dans une simplicité qui se confond avec la rudesse du terrain. Chaque jour, le soleil se couche derrière les arbres, laissant Ruthledge dans une pénombre où le souvenir des jours anciens semble encore habiter les sentiers, loin des agitations du monde.
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Explore Ruthledge, 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: 45.651944, -76.296111. 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 Ruthledge includes the postal code (J9J), 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 Ruthledge 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) |