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Communities Also Named Griffis Corners ...
We found two communities that share the name Griffis Corners.
There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Griffis Corners.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffis Corners ...
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.
- Carrying Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrying Place came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrying Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrying Place <3>
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gardenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gores Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Germany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Precious Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Robin Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spicer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twelve O'Clock Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve O'Clock Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve O'Clock Point
How Far From Griffis Corners 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 Griffis Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Griffis Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 144 miles [231.7 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Griffis Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griffis Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Griffis Corners 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Griffis Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griffis Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0382, Longitude: -77.9084 |
| <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 Griffis Corners 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 308.006 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.378 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.002 degrees. |
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