Explore Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet, 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 Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet, 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 Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet 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 Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet.
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 | Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Marcel; L'Islet |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.898056 |
| Longitude | -70.060278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EIALT |
Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet is a post office in Saint-Marcel; L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet is located at 46.8981°N, 70.0603°W.
Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet rests within a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Rivière Tenturette and the prominent rise of the Le Dos d'Âne. It lies 21.6 km north-north-east of Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC (from Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC: bearing 24°T), and is situated 12.7 km west-north-west of Saint-Adalbert. The terrain here holds a particular quality of light at dusk, when the shadows stretch long and thin across the fields, turning the earth into a deep, bruised violet that seems to absorb the cooling air. Beyond the immediate banks of the Rivière Tenturette, the land transitions into a rolling topography where the distant, dark silhouette of the Le Dos d'Âne anchors the horizon. Further afield, the stillness of Lac Johnny rests four kilometers away, while the distant, rushing energy of Chutes à Jos-Lord remains fourteen kilometers removed from the daily pulse of the locality. The life of Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet finds its roots in the slow, methodical labor of the land, where agriculture and forestry have long shaped the expectations of the day. Families have cultivated these hills for generations, their work cycles governed by the changing textures of the soil and the heavy, white silence that descends during the winter months. A certain austerity defines the local character, reflected in the sturdy architecture of the farmsteads and the practical, direct manner in which residents manage their affairs. Even as modern industry touches the margins, the spirit of Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet stays grounded in these familiar, recurring tasks, maintaining a connection to the geography that is as honest and unadorned as the stone fences lining the roadside.
Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet s'étire avec une patience silencieuse sur les terres hautes, là où le relief du Dos d'Âne impose sa présence tranquille à l'horizon. La Rivière Tenturette trace son sillon à travers ce domaine agricole, berçant les labours de son murmure constant avant de poursuivre sa route vers l'inconnu. À quelques lieues de là, les Chutes à Jos-Lord sculptent la roche avec une vigueur sauvage, tandis que les eaux plus calmes du Lac Johnny attendent le reflet des premières étoiles dans un miroir d'ombre. L'air y possède une fraîcheur singulière qui semble prolonger la clarté du jour bien après que le soleil a glissé derrière les crêtes. L'existence à Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet se mesure au rythme des travaux de la terre et à la droiture des chemins qui relient les fermes, perpétuant une manière d'habiter le monde où chaque geste compte. Les familles y cultivent un attachement profond à cet espace, façonnant une identité qui puise sa force dans la rudesse et la générosité du climat. Entre la terre ferme et les cours d'eau qui ponctuent les environs, la vie se déploie sans artifice, portée par une mémoire qui se transmet par le travail acharné et le respect des cycles naturels de cette contrée québécoise.
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Explore Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet, 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: 46.898056, -70.060278. 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 Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet includes the postal code (G0R), 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 Saint-Marcel-de-L'Islet 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) |