We found three communities that share the name Grande Pointe.
Within Manitoba, the name Grande Pointe is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Saint Clair County
This Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Grande Pointe.
Ontario
This Grande Pointe lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Quebec
This Grande Pointe lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grande Pointe ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grande Pointe to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grande Pointe and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Grande Pointe to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grande Pointe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grande Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7667, Longitude: -97.0500
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
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The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grande Pointe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.006 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.86 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.517 degrees.