Grande Entree (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grande Entree ...

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.

Entry Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Entry Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entry Island
Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie

How Far From Grande Entree to ...

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 Grande Entree to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grande Entree and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grande Entree to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 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 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,512 miles [5,652 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grande Entree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grande Entree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5500, Longitude: -61.5667
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Entree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.981 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.725 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.718 degrees.