Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Granville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Granville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Granville:
- 48.267039, -100.842662
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Granville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Granville is near Ward County and also Renville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ward County
- eBird sighting report for Renville County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Granville ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Granville.
Within North Dakota, the name Granville is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Granville [Madison County].
- Putnam County
- This Granville is located in Putnam County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the southeast of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Granville.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- 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 Iowa community of Granville [Mahaska County].
- Sioux County
- This Granville is located in Sioux County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Granville.
- Kansas
- Jewell 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 Kansas community of Granville [Jewell County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Granville [Saline County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Granville [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- Although located in Grundy County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Granville.
- Livingston County
- Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Granville.
- Monroe County
- This Granville is located in Monroe County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Granville.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Granville lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Granville is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Granville.
- Washington County
- This Granville is located in Washington County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the east southeast of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Granville.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Granville lies 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<1> to the east of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Yukon
- This Granville lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Granville that is located in McHenry County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granville ...
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.
- Forfar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Glenburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <5>
- Kramer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Kramer is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <5>
- Rising ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Rising is located in McHenry County
- Towner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
- Towner is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towner <5>
- Voltaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltaire
- Voltaire is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voltaire <5>
How Far From Granville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Granville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granville and extending to:
- Towner, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Granville to Towner, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Granville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2670, Longitude: -100.8427 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Granville 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 Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Granville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.86 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.912 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.176 degrees. |