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Communities Also Named Grayson ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Grayson.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Grayson is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • This Grayson is located in Winston County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Grayson.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden 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 Arkansas community of Grayson [Crittenden County].
      • Logan County
      • This Grayson is located in Logan County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Grayson.
    • California
      • Stanislaus County
      • This Grayson is located in Stanislaus County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Grayson.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Grayson is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Grayson.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence 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 Grayson [Lawrence County].
    • Iowa
      • Boone 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 Iowa community of Grayson [Boone County].
    • Kansas
      • Clark 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 Grayson [Clark County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Grayson is located in Carter County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Grayson.
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • This Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Grayson.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Grayson is located in Clinton County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Grayson.
    • Nebraska
      • Sheridan 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 Nebraska community of Grayson [Sheridan County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Grayson is located in Ashe County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Grayson.
    • Ohio
      • Miami County
      • This Grayson is located in Miami County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Grayson.
    • Oklahoma
      • Okmulgee County
      • This Grayson is located in Okmulgee County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Grayson.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • This Grayson is located in Carroll County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Grayson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grayson ...

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.

  • Brewer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Crescent Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Moose Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saltcoats
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerberry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerberry
  • Sunset Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Grayson 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 village such as Grayson to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grayson to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.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 from Point A (ie- Grayson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grayson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7200, Longitude: -102.6430    
<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 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 Grayson 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 Grayson, 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 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 Grayson 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 325.237 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.758 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.708 degrees.




 

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