Grit
Grit is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is the home of Ricky Van Shelton and the 2021 Southern New Hampshire University Commencement Speaker Jesse Baker.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Grit, VA” and “Grit, Virginia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hill Grove and Hurt.
Hill Grove
Hamlet
Hill Grove is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Hill Grove is situated 1½ miles south of Grit.
Hurt
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Hurt is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hurt is situated 2 miles northwest of Grit.
Altavista
Town
Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, and its population was 3,378 at the 2020 census. Altavista is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grit.
Grit
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.07995° or 37° 4′ 48″ northLongitude
-79.26269° or 79° 15′ 46″ westElevation
784 feet (239 metres)Open location code
87923PHP+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 158604667OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Grit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جريت”
- Chinese: “格丽特”
- French: “Grit”
- Irish: “Grit”
- Japanese: “グリット”
- Thai: “กริท”
- Ukrainian: “Ґріт”
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