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we pass this GPS location for Granite:
37.532925, -77.507208
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We found 23 communities that share the name Granite.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Granite.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Chesterfield County
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 Virginia community of Granite [Chesterfield County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Granite lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<2> to the northwest.
Colorado
Chaffee County
This Granite is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Granite.
Idaho
Boise County
This Granite is located in Boise County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of Granite.
Bonner County
This Granite is located in Bonner County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Granite.
Kootenai County
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 Idaho community of Granite [Kootenai County].
Shoshone County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Granite [Shoshone County].
Iowa
Lyon County
This Granite is located in Lyon County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Granite.
Maine
Hancock County
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 Maine community of Granite [Hancock County].
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Granite is located in Baltimore County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Granite.
Michigan
Marquette County
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 Michigan community of Granite [Marquette County].
Montana
Deer Lodge County
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 Montana community of Granite [Deer Lodge County].
Granite 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 Montana community of Granite [Granite County].
Nevada
Mineral 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 Nevada community of Granite [Mineral County].
Nye County
This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Granite.
New Hampshire
Carroll County
This Granite is located in Carroll County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Granite.
New York
Ulster County
This Granite is located in Ulster County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Granite.
Oklahoma
Greer County
This Granite is located in Greer County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Granite.
Oregon
Grant County
This Granite is located in Grant County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Granite.
Pennsylvania
Adams County
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 Pennsylvania community of Granite [Adams County].
Tennessee
Anderson County
This Granite is located in Anderson County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Granite.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Granite is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Granite.
Wyoming
Laramie County
This Granite is located in Laramie County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Granite.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite ...
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.
Cedar Farm (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Granite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granite and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Granite to White House, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Granite 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5329, Longitude: -77.5072 In this case, the coordinates for Granite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Granite, 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 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 Granite 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 308.24 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.629 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.419 degrees.