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we pass this GPS location for Grady:
37.147827, -90.938180
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Grady.
Within Missouri, the name Grady is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery County
This Grady is located in Montgomery County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Grady.
Arkansas
Lincoln County
This Grady is located in Lincoln County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Grady.
Florida
Lafayette County
This Grady is located in Lafayette County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Grady.
Georgia
Polk County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Grady [Polk County].
Mississippi
Webster County
This Grady is located in Webster County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Grady.
New Mexico
Curry County
This Grady is located in Curry County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the west of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Grady.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Grady lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
North Carolina
Robeson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Grady [Robeson County].
Oklahoma
Jefferson County
This Grady is located in Jefferson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Grady.
Tennessee
McMinn County
This Grady is located in McMinn County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Grady.
Texas
Fisher County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Grady [Fisher County].
Liberty County
This Grady is located in Liberty County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Grady.
Martin County
This Grady is located in Martin County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the west southwest of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Grady.
Virginia
Pittsylvania County
This Grady is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east of the Grady that is located in Reynolds County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Grady.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grady ...
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.
Alamode ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamode have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Grady to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grady and extending to:
Centerville, which is the Seat of Reynolds County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Grady to Centerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Grady) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1478, Longitude: -90.9382 In this case, the coordinates for Grady have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Grady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Grady 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.
<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 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.
<6>
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 Grady to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.485 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.03 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.315 degrees.