Explore Tour-Patapédia, 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 Tour-Patapédia, 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 Tour-Patapédia 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 Tour-Patapédia.
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 | Tour-Patapédia |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-à-la-Croix; La Mitis |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.170556 |
| Longitude | -67.639167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENPQH |
Tour-Patapédia is a locality in Lac-à-la-Croix; La Mitis, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Tour-Patapédia is located at 48.1706°N, 67.6392°W.
Tour-Patapédia rests within the quiet folds of the landscape, defined primarily by the steady, cold movement of the Rivière Meadow. It lies 35.8 km south-south-west of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 205°T), and is situated 15.8 km south-south-west of Lac-Humqui. The terrain here holds a rugged, northern composure, where the air often carries a sharp, resinous chill that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges. At dusk, the light takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows across the uneven ground while the surface of the Rivière Meadow mirrors the darkening sky in a flat, obsidian sheen. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into dense, timbered slopes that feel vast and indifferent to the passage of travelers, creating a sense of isolation that is both austere and deeply grounding. The economic life of Tour-Patapédia has long been shaped by the necessity of managing these surrounding woodlands, a pursuit that demands a certain stoic resilience from those who remain. While the Petit lac du Castor sits quietly about 7 km away, its presence offers a stillness that contrasts with the more expansive reach of the Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia, situated some 37 km distant. Life here moves according to the demands of the seasons, where the sound of wind through the spruce boughs often provides the primary soundtrack to the day. For the people of Tour-Patapédia, the value of the land is found in its raw, unadorned utility, a reality that requires a steady hand and a clear eye for the subtle shifts in weather that dictate the work of the coming week.
Tour-Patapédia s’étire le long des rives de la Rivière Meadow, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur presque solennelle sur les reliefs environnants. L’air y possède une densité particulière, chargée d’une humidité vive qui semble sculpter chaque versant de bois et chaque repli de terre. À quelques encablures, le Petit lac du Castor demeure une présence silencieuse, une étendue d’eau qui observe le passage des heures tandis que le travail des hommes se concentre sur les ressources forestières et la rudesse du sol. Le paysage, marqué par la proximité de la Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia, impose une rigueur naturelle que Tour-Patapédia apprivoise par une persévérance silencieuse, héritée d’une longue habitude des hivers longs et de la patience nécessaire aux défricheurs. Ici, le rythme de vie s’ajuste aux variations du courant de la Rivière Meadow, dont le murmure accompagne l’activité quotidienne sans jamais chercher à s’imposer. Les façades des structures locales, humbles et robustes, paraissent s’incliner devant l’immensité des forêts qui cernent le secteur, rappelant à quiconque s’y aventure que la nature dicte encore ici ses propres lois. Dans cette solitude choisie, la vie se perpétue avec une sobriété exemplaire, loin du tumulte des grandes routes, dans une harmonie austère et pourtant profondément attachante.
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Explore Tour-Patapédia, 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: 48.170556, -67.639167. 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 Tour-Patapédia includes the postal code (G5J), 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 Tour-Patapédia 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) |