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Communities Also Named Grand River ...

We found eight communities that share the name Grand River.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Grand River is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, three are located in Canada and five are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Decatur County
      • This Grand River is located in Decatur County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 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 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km]<1> to the west 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].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Grand River lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Grand River lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This Grand River is located in Lake County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 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 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.

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.

  • Black Duck Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck Cove
  • Bluff Head Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Head Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Head Cove
  • Burnt Island Tickle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Island Tickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Island Tickle
  • Crow Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Head
  • Hatchet Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchet Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Harbour
  • Indian Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Jenkins Cove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cove
  • Kettle Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove
  • Little Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Lobster Harbour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobster Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobster Harbour
  • Manuels Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels Cove
  • Smooth Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smooth Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smooth Cove
  • Wild Bight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bight
  • Wild Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)

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 and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Grand River once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand River and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west (W). 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 over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 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 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,170 miles [5,101.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6667, Longitude: -54.7500    
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.839 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.524 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.203 degrees.




 

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