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We found seven communities that are also named Granada.
Within Missouri, the name Granada is unique.
Beyond Missouri, 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 ...
Colorado
Prowers County
This Granada is located in Prowers County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west of the Granada that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Granada.
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 Granada [Orange County].
Georgia
Fulton County
This Granada is located in Fulton County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Granada that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Granada.
Kansas
Nemaha County
This Granada is located in Nemaha County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Granada that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Granada.
Minnesota
Martin County
This Granada is located in Martin County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the north of the Granada that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Granada.
New Mexico
Dona Ana County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Granada.
Quebec
This Granada lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Granada that is located in Douglas County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granada ...
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 Granada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granada and extending to:
Ava, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southeast.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Granada to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Granada 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.
<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 Granada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Granada 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 Granada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0278, Longitude: -92.7366 In this case, the coordinates for Granada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.659 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.372 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.17 degrees.