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Communities Also Named Grays ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Grays.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Grays.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This Grays is located in Woodruff County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Grays.
- Colorado
- Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Grays [Chaffee County].
- Georgia
- Paulding 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 Grays [Paulding County].
- Idaho
- Bingham 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 Idaho community of Grays [Bingham County].
- Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish
- This Grays is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Grays.
- Michigan
- Berrien 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 Grays [Berrien County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Grays [Muskingum County].
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Grays is located in Westmoreland County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Grays.
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Grays is located in Jasper County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Grays.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Grays is located in Scott County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Grays.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Grays is located in Stevens County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Grays.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays ...
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.
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cairo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Edys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edys Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edys Mills
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Huffs Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Largie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largie
- Longwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Macksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Melbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Woodgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grays 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 community such as Grays to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grays and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Grays to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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- Grays) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7828, Longitude: -81.8472 |
| <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 Grays 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Grays 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 310.629 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.141 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.432 degrees. |
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