L’Ascension
L’Ascension is a scenic viewpoint in Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec and has an elevation of 875 metres. L’Ascension is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint La Révélation, as well as near Belvédère du Soleil.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ASTROLab and Mont Mégantic.
ASTROLab
Planetarium
Photo: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ASTROLab is a planetarium, which is situated 1½ km south of L’Ascension.
Mont Mégantic
Peak
Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Mégantic is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about 15 km north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities of Le Granit and Le Haut-Saint-François. Mont Mégantic is situated 3 km northwest of L’Ascension.
Mont Megantic Observatory
Building
Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mont Mégantic Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. Founded in 1978, the observatory houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto. Mont Megantic Observatory is situated 3 km northwest of L’Ascension.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notre-Dame-des-Bois.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Village
Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Notre-Dame-des-Bois is situated 6 km southeast of L’Ascension.
L’Ascension
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.4361° or 45° 26′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.12566° or 71° 7′ 32″ westElevation
875 metres (2,871 feet)Open location code
87QCCVPF+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12647628285OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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