Pollux
Pollux is a wilderness hut in La Patrie, Estrie, Quebec. Pollux is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Belvédère du Soleil, as well as near L’Ascension.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 770 metres south of Pollux.
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 3½ km northwest of Pollux.
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 3½ km northwest of Pollux.
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 Pollux.
Pollux
- Type: Wilderness hut
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: La Patrie, Estrie, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.43013° or 45° 25′ 49″ northLongitude
-71.12763° or 71° 7′ 40″ westOperator
SépaqOpen location code
87QCCVJC+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5459648965OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=wilderness_hut
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