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Communities Also Named The Grange ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name The Grange.

Within Ontario, the name The Grange is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This The Grange is located in Sharp County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of The Grange.
    • Georgia
      • Jefferson 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 Georgia community of The Grange [Jefferson County].
    • Illinois
      • Champaign 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 The Grange [Champaign County].
    • Kansas
      • Linn 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 The Grange [Linn County].
      • Pottawatomie 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 The Grange [Pottawatomie County].
    • Maine
      • Waldo 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 Maine community of The Grange [Waldo County].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This The Grange is located in Baltimore County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of The Grange.
    • Mississippi
      • Lawrence 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 Mississippi community of The Grange [Lawrence County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This The Grange is located in Coos County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of The Grange.
    • New York
      • The Grange #
      • 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 New York community of The Grange.
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania 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 North Carolina community of The Grange [Transylvania County].
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of The Grange.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania community of The Grange [Jefferson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Grange ...

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.

  • Brimstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
  • Brisbane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Cataract
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
  • Erin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Forks of the Credit
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
  • Rockside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockside
  • Silver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Terra Cotta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

How Far From The Grange 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 The Grange to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Grange and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from The Grange to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- The Grange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Grange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7811, Longitude: -79.9842    
<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 The Grange 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 The Grange, 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'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 The Grange 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 309.361 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.863 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.133 degrees.




 

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