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Located on the Shediac Bay, 1.85 km N of Shediac : Shediac Parish, Westmorland County: PO from 1862: in 1866 Pointe-du-Chêne was a farming and fishing community with approximately 35 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 150: in 1898 Pointe-du-Chêne was a seaport, a sub-port of entry, terminus of the Shediac Branch of the Intercolonial Railway and a community with 1 post office, 2 stores, 2 hotels, 2 lighthouses and a population of 150.

Latitude : 46° 14'

Longitude : 64° 32'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Shediac

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Friar Settlement 1.85 180° S
La Batture 1.85 180° S
Shediac 1.85 180° S
Dosco 2.25 215° SW
Rings Corner 2.25 145° SE
Shediac Cape 2.57 270° W
Smiths 2.57 270° W
The Bluff 2.57 90° E
Gilberts Corner 2.57 270° W
Belliveau Bluff 2.57 90° E
Chapman Corner 3.17 234° SW
Shediac West 3.17 234° SW
Cap-Brûlé 3.85 90° E
Shediac Island 3.92 341° NNW
Boudreau 4.27 116° ESE
Ohio-du-Barachois 4.27 116° ESE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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