We found one communities that share the name Grand Etang.
Within Quebec, the name Grand Etang is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Grand Etang in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Nova Scotia
This Grand Etang lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Etang ...
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.
Farewell Cove (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farewell Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grand Etang to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Etang and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Etang to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,604 miles [5,800.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Etang) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Etang. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1333, Longitude: -64.7500
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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 Grand Etang 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 298.578 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.792 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.283 degrees.