We found six communities that are also named Grasmere.
Within British Columbia, the name Grasmere is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Talladega County
This Grasmere is located in Talladega County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Grasmere.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Grasmere [Fairfield County].
Florida
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Grasmere [Orange County].
Idaho
Owyhee County
This Grasmere is located in Owyhee County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Grasmere.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
This Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Grasmere.
New York
Richmond County
This Grasmere is located in Richmond County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Grasmere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grasmere ...
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 Grasmere to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grasmere and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grasmere to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Grasmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Grasmere 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 . 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.
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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.
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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 Grasmere 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 Grasmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0995, Longitude: -115.0842
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.009 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.752 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.889 degrees.