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We found seven communities that are also named Grants.
Within Arkansas, the name Grants is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Litchfield County
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 Connecticut community of Grants [Litchfield County].
Maine
Franklin County
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 Maine community of Grants [Franklin County].
New Mexico
Cibola County
This Grants is located in Cibola County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grants that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Grants.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Grants lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grants that is located in Lafayette County.
North Carolina
Pamlico County
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 North Carolina community of Grants [Pamlico County].
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Grants [Wayne County].
Rhode Island
Kent County
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 Rhode Island community of Grants [Kent County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grants ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grants to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grants and extending to:
Lewisville, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grants to Lewisville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Grants 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 county. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grants) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Grants to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grants. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1562, Longitude: -93.6574 In this case, the coordinates for Grants have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.921 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.169 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.226 degrees.