We found nine communities that share the name Grand River.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Grand River.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, four are located in Canada and five are in the United States.
This Grand River is located in Decatur County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 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 1,965 miles [3,162.4 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 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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.
Ohio
Lake County
This Grand River is located in Lake County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Grand River.
Prince Edward Island
This Grand River lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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.
French Cove (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 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 726 miles [1,168.4 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 just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 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 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,525 miles [5,672.9 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 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: 45.6333, Longitude: -60.6667
<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 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>
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.
<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 296.994 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.363 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.691 degrees.