Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Granville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Granville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Granville:
- 33.188951, -109.382576
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Granville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Greenlee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- Since Granville is near Grant County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Granville ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Granville.
Within Arizona, the name Granville is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Granville [Madison County].
- Putnam County
- This Granville is located in Putnam County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Granville.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Granville [Mahaska County].
- Sioux County
- This Granville is located in Sioux County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Granville.
- Kansas
- Jewell 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 Kansas community of Granville [Jewell County].
- Saline 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 Kansas community of Granville [Saline County].
- Washington 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 Kansas community of Granville [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- Although located in Grundy County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Granville.
- Livingston County
- Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Granville.
- Monroe County
- This Granville is located in Monroe County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Granville.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Granville lies 2,663 miles [4,285.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Granville is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Granville.
- Washington County
- This Granville is located in Washington County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km] to the east northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Granville.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Granville lies 2,559 miles [4,118.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Yukon
- This Granville lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Granville that is located in Greenlee County.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granville ...
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.
- Charlie Moore Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie Moore Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Moore Place
- Charlie Moore Place is located in Greenlee County
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Graham County
- Gripe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Mule Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
- Mule Creek is located in Grant County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <5>
- Plantsite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Spur Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spur Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Cross
- Spur Cross is located in Greenlee County
- Stargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Three Way
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Granville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Granville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granville and extending to:
- Clifton, which is the Seat of Greenlee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Granville to Clifton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Granville 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1890, Longitude: -109.3826 In this case, the coordinates for Granville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Granville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.339 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.747 degrees. |