Pointe aux Anglais (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Pointe aux Anglais ...

We found one communities that share the name Pointe aux Anglais.

There is one other community in Quebec which is also named Pointe aux Anglais.

Beyond Quebec.

Communities Located In Quebec ...
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  - The profile page for Pointe aux Anglais #1
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Pointe aux Anglais.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe aux Anglais ...

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.

In the vicinity of Pointe aux Anglais, Shelter Bay is located 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the Northeast

How Far From Pointe aux Anglais 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 Pointe aux Anglais to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pointe aux Anglais and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe aux Anglais to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 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 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,688 miles [5,935.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pointe aux Anglais could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 from Point A (ie- Pointe aux Anglais) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pointe aux Anglais. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6667, Longitude: -67.1667
<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 Pointe aux Anglais 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 300.035 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.496 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.266 degrees.