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Communities Also Named Grand River ...
We found nine communities that are also named Grand River.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Grand River.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of eight communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, four are located in Canada and five are in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- This Grand River is located in Decatur County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Grand River.
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Grand River is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Grand River.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Grand River [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Henry 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 Missouri community of Grand River [Henry County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- 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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Grand River.
- Nova Scotia
- This Grand River lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Ohio
- Lake County
- This Grand River is located in Lake County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Grand River.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Grand River lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand River ...
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.
- Grand Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Falls Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grand Falls Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Martin Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parent is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Powers Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prime
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime
- Veneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneer
How Far From Grand River to ...
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 Grand River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand River and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,784 miles [6,089.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grand River) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grand River 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. |
| <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 Grand River, 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 Grand River 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 Grand River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2833, Longitude: -67.7833 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.015 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.133 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.162 degrees. |
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