Explore Shiphead, 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 Shiphead, 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 Shiphead 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 Shiphead.
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 | Shiphead |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.750833 |
| Longitude | -64.166667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPUTH |
Shiphead is a locality in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Shiphead is located at 48.7508°N, 64.1667°W.
Shiphead stands as a sharp, defiant prow of land thrusting into the cold Atlantic currents, marking the rugged eastern terminus of the Forillon National Park of Canada. It lies 24.1 km east-south-east of Gaspé, QC (from Gaspé, QC: bearing 110°T), and is situated 15.8 km east of Douglastown. The limestone geology here holds a brittle, ancient tension, where the cliffs rise abruptly to meet the salt-heavy air and the brooding presence of the nearby Le Sugar Loaf. At dusk, the light does not simply fade; it bruises the horizon, turning the grey waters into hammered lead while the wind pulls the scent of wet stone and kelp across the exposed promontory. Inland, the landscape softens into the verdant, sheltered reaches of the peninsula, though the presence of the Rivière de l'Anse à Brillant, flowing some ten kilometers away, ensures the ground remains deeply hydrated and resilient. Shiphead commands a perspective of infinite blue, where the silence is broken only by the rhythmic strike of surf against the vertical rock faces. The history of Shiphead lingers in the weathered remnants of coastal outposts and the enduring memory of those who harvested the bounty of the deep, cold waters. While the economy has pivoted toward the preservation of wilderness and the quiet observation of migratory whales, the character of the locality stays anchored to the cycles of the tides and the seasonal shifts of the park. Traditions here are kept by the hands that mend gear and the eyes that watch the weather, reflecting a life lived on the periphery of the continent. The air carries a bracing clarity, sharpened by the absence of industry, allowing the stark beauty of the rocky coastline to define the daily experience of everyone who walks these paths.
Shiphead s’avance fièrement dans les eaux froides du golfe, là où la terre se déchire pour offrir au regard une falaise abrupte et dénudée par les assauts salés du large. À l’intérieur de Forillon National Park of Canada, le relief tourmenté se courbe avec une rigueur minérale, gardant le souvenir des falaises qui plongent vers l’abîme sous l’œil immobile du Sugar Loaf. Les vents marins balaient sans relâche cette pointe rocheuse, sculptant une atmosphère d'une pureté saisissante où le sel semble cristalliser chaque parcelle de roche. À une dizaine de kilomètres de là, la Rivière de l'Anse à Brillant poursuit sa course discrète, déversant ses eaux douces vers le littoral dans un murmure à peine audible. Shiphead vit au rythme de cette lumière crépusculaire qui, en fin de journée, nimbe le paysage d’une teinte cuivrée, révélant la dureté et la beauté brute de ce promontoire exposé aux caprices des éléments. Ici, le travail des anciens pêcheurs et des bâtisseurs se devine encore dans la configuration même du sol, les structures humaines s'effaçant devant la domination souveraine d'une nature sauvage qui ne tolère aucune mollesse, imposant aux rares visiteurs une humilité que seule la mer sait dicter.
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Explore Shiphead, 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: 48.750833, -64.166667. 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 Shiphead 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 Shiphead 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) |