Granby (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Granby ...

We found six communities that share the name Granby.

There is one other community in Quebec which is also named Granby.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, .

Communities Located In Quebec ...
- Unknown
  - The profile page for Granby #1
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Granby.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
  - Grand County
  - This Granby is located in Grand County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Granby.
- Connecticut
  - Hartford County
  - This Granby is located in Hartford County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Granby.
- Massachusetts
  - Hampshire County
  - This Granby is located in Hampshire County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Granby.
- Missouri
  - Newton County
  - This Granby is located in Newton County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Granby.
- Vermont
  - Essex County
  - This Granby is located in Essex County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Granby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Granby ...

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.

Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
Fisher's Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher's Point
Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
Frost Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Village
Iron Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
Magenta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magenta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
Mapledale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
Martin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner

How Far From Granby to ...

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 city such as Granby to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Granby to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,053 miles [6,522.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Granby 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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4012, Longitude: -72.7311
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Granby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.534 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.714 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.782 degrees.