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Summary for Sainte Rita


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Typical Abbreviation: Ste. Rita

Time Zone: Sainte Rita lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1> The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone Area Codes: 418, 367 & 581<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sainte Rita:

Lat:   47.947900°   (or 47°56'52" N)

Lon:   -68.881000°   (or -68°52'51" W)


About Quebec

Websites for Province of Quebec

Official Website:   https://www.quebec.ca/

Tourism:   https://www.quebecoriginal.com/

Parks:   https://www.sepaq.com/pq/

Fishing:   https://www.quebec.ca/en/tourism-and-recreation/sporting-and-outdoor-activities/sport-fishing

Hunting:   https://www.quebec.ca/en/tourism-and-recreation/sporting-and-outdoor-activities/sport-hunting

Footnotes ...

<1>While Sainte Rita is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Sainte Rita area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Sainte Rita area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sainte Rita, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.