TESS-W
TESS-W is a monitoring station in La Patrie, Estrie, Quebec. TESS-W is situated nearby to the peak Mont Mégantic, as well as near Mont Saint-Joseph.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Mégantic and Mont Megantic Observatory.
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 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 240 metres west of TESS-W.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notre-Dame-des-Bois and La Patrie.
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 9 km southeast of TESS-W.
La Patrie
Village
Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Patrie is a municipality of about 815 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic. La Patrie is situated 10 km southwest of TESS-W.
TESS-W
- Email: carloseugeniotapia@ucm.es
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: La Patrie, Estrie, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.45567° or 45° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
-71.14958° or 71° 8′ 59″ westOperator
Stars4AllOpen location code
87QCFV42+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 5111252752OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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