Explore Sandy Beach, 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 Sandy Beach, 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 Sandy Beach 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 Sandy Beach.
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 | Sandy Beach |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.819722 |
| Longitude | -64.428889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKSPM |
Sandy Beach is a hamlet in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sandy Beach is located at 48.8197°N, 64.4289°W.
Sandy Beach occupies a singular, narrow reach of land where the quiet strength of the St. Lawrence meets the edge of the Gaspé Peninsula. It lies 3.5 km east of Gaspé, QC (from Gaspé, QC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 6.3 km north-west of Douglastown. The surrounding terrain is defined by the proximity of Le Sugar Loaf, which rises as a sentinel above the water, casting long, deepening shadows as the sun retreats behind the heights. Further inland, the landscape reveals its hidden depths, with the Rivière Saint-Jean flowing through the wilder country six kilometers away, while the serene waters of Lac Fromenteau sit eleven kilometers to the interior. Even at a distance of eleven kilometers, the vast, protected reaches of Forillon National Park of Canada exert a presence, grounding Sandy Beach in a region defined by its rugged, maritime geography. When the tide pulls back from the shore, the air carries a sharp, briny clarity that seems to sharpen the outline of every stone and timber, revealing a coast that feels both exposed and deeply settled. The history of Sandy Beach reflects the persistent nature of those who have long looked to the water for their livelihood and connection to the world. Local industry has historically turned toward the sea, mirroring the maritime focus of the broader region, where the pace of daily life follows the seasonal shifts of the St. Lawrence. Here, the work of the day is often marked by the cold, clean light of the north, which illuminates the small-scale infrastructure and the simple, enduring architecture of the shoreline. Sandy Beach retains a quiet character, one that remains centered on the physical reality of the coast, where the wind and the salt dictate the tempo of movement and the maintenance of the docks. Throughout the year, the residents observe a tradition of self-reliance, keeping a steady watch over the waters while the distant, untamed spaces of the peninsula provide a constant, silent backdrop to the routine of life.
Sandy Beach s’étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin vient caresser la silhouette imposante du Sugar Loaf. Les eaux, tantôt calmes, tantôt agitées par les vents du large, baignent ce rivage sablonneux qui a vu passer les générations de pêcheurs et de bâtisseurs. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Saint-Jean poursuit sa course tranquille vers l’estuaire, tandis que le Lac Fromenteau et les terres escarpées du parc national Forillon du Canada façonnent un horizon sauvage, marqué par une rudesse lumineuse. Sandy Beach conserve cette mémoire des marées et des embruns, une terre où le travail de la mer a dicté pendant longtemps le rythme des journées. La lumière du crépuscule dépose sur le sable une teinte cuivrée, révélant la texture fine d’un sol qui se laisse modeler par l’incessant va-et-vient des courants. Ici, le ciel semble plus vaste, s'ouvrant sur l'immensité marine, tandis que les habitations se tournent vers le large avec une résilience héritée des anciens. Le paysage se déploie sans artifice, offrant aux regards la ligne pure de la côte et le silence des espaces naturels qui entourent ce secteur si particulier de la péninsule.
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Explore Sandy Beach, 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: 48.819722, -64.428889. 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 Sandy Beach 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 Sandy Beach 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) |