Explore Standon, 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 Standon, 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 Standon 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 Standon.
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 | Standon |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Léon-de-Standon; Bellechasse |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.479444 |
| Longitude | -70.619722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EIWDU |
Standon is a post office in Saint-Léon-de-Standon; Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Standon is located at 46.4794°N, 70.6197°W.
Standon sits quietly cradled within the rugged contours of the Appalachian foothills, marked by the persistent presence of the Le Gros Morne. It lies 31.1 km east of Sainte-Marie, QC (from Sainte-Marie, QC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 12.8 km north-west of Lac-Etchemin. The Rivière Etchemin carves a narrow, silver path through the terrain, its waters drawing the eye toward the horizon where the shadows of the hills lengthen as the afternoon sun retreats. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape holds a stillness that suggests the weight of long winters and the resilience of the earth itself, while the distant, calm surface of Lac à Vase rests in the peripheral reaches of the terrain. The air here carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, often clinging to the valley floor until the light turns brittle and pale in the cooling hours of the day. Settled by those who sought to coax sustenance from the stubborn, rocky soil, Standon maintains a character defined by the quiet endurance of its agricultural and forestry roots. The local economy persists in a steady dialogue with the land, where the rhythms of harvest and timber management dictate the pulse of daily life. To the south, the protected expanse of the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon preserves a wilder, undisturbed interior that contrasts with the cleared pastures and working forests surrounding the village. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic grace, observing the seasonal transitions that govern the hills, ensuring that the legacy of those who first cleared the timber remains visible in the orderly fences and the enduring stone foundations of the older homesteads.
Standon se déploie avec une humilité tenace sur les terres hautes de Bellechasse, là où le relief se fait accidenté et souverain sous l’ombre bienveillante du Gros Morne. Le sol, travaillé par des générations de mains laborieuses, porte encore la marque des défrichements qui ont façonné le caractère robuste de ses habitants. À proximité, la Rivière Etchemin serpente avec une régularité apaisante, offrant ses berges aux murmures du vent tandis que, quatre kilomètres plus loin, les eaux calmes du Lac à Vase retiennent les dernières lueurs d’un jour déclinant. L’air y possède une netteté cristalline, typique de ces plateaux où les hivers sculptent le paysage en une blancheur austère et magnifique. À une vingtaine de kilomètres de distance, la Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon préserve le silence des forêts anciennes, prolongeant cette atmosphère de quiétude qui enveloppe les foyers. Standon cultive une identité forgée par le travail de la terre et le respect des cycles naturels, loin des agitations du monde moderne. Ici, la vie s’écoule au rythme des gestes simples et des saisons qui transforment les couleurs des champs, laissant le regard s’attarder sur les courbes douces des collines environnantes, où chaque sentier semble raconter une histoire de persévérance et d’attachement profond à ce territoire de roches et de forêts.
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Explore Standon, 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: 46.479444, -70.619722. 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 Standon includes the postal code (G6E), 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 Standon 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) |