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There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Gray.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Blair County
This Gray is located in Blair County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Gray.
Clearfield 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 Gray [Clearfield County].
Somerset County
This Gray is located in Somerset County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Gray.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jackson 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 Alabama community of Gray [Jackson County].
Colorado
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gray.
Georgia
Jones County
This Gray is located in Jones County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Gray.
Idaho
Bonneville County
This Gray is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Gray.
Indiana
Hamilton 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 Indiana community of Gray [Hamilton County].
Iowa
Audubon County
This Gray is located in Audubon County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Gray.
Kansas
Hodgeman County
This Gray is located in Hodgeman County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hodgeman County community of Gray.
Kentucky
Knox County
This Gray is located in Knox County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Gray.
Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish
This Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Gray.
Maine
Cumberland County
This Gray is located in Cumberland County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Gray.
Maryland
Howard County
This Gray is located in Howard County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Gray.
Michigan
Kalkaska 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 Gray [Kalkaska County].
Mississippi
Leake County
This Gray is located in Leake County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Gray.
New Mexico
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gray.
New York
Herkimer County
This Gray is located in Herkimer County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Gray.
North Carolina
Alleghany 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 Gray [Alleghany County].
North Dakota
Stutsman 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 Dakota community of Gray [Stutsman County].
Ohio
Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Gray [Pickaway County].
Washington County
This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gray.
Oklahoma
Beaver County
This Gray is located in Beaver County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the west of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Gray.
Tulsa County
This Gray is located in Tulsa County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km] to the west southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Gray.
Saskatchewan
This Gray lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
South Carolina
Hampton 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 South Carolina community of Gray [Hampton County].
Tennessee
Washington County
This Gray is located in Washington County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gray.
Texas
Eastland 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 Texas community of Gray [Eastland County].
Marion County
This Gray is located in Marion County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gray.
Virginia
Sussex County
This Gray is located in Sussex County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the south of the Gray that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Gray.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray ...
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.
Butternut Grove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gray and extending to:
Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gray to Williamsport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Gray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4220, Longitude: -77.0252 In this case, the coordinates for Gray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Gray 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 county. 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 Gray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Gray 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 307.695 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.698 degrees.