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Communities Also Named Grantham ...

We found six communities that are also named Grantham.

Within British Columbia, the name Grantham is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of six communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Grantham lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • Florida
      • Washington County
      • This Grantham is located in Washington County and lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grantham.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Grantham is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Grantham.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Grantham is located in Wayne County and lies 2,535 miles [4,079.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Grantham.
    • Ontario
      • This Grantham lies 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Grantham is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Grantham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantham ...

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.

  • Bliss Landing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blubber Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fanny Bay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Headquarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oyster River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelter Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stories Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Grantham 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 Grantham to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantham and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Grantham to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,273 miles [3,658 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Grantham 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 Grantham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7667, Longitude: -125.0167    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.193 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 345.21 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.381 degrees.