Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Canton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Canton
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Canton:
- 39.363139, -80.735381
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Canton
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Doddridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
- Since Canton is near Tyler County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Canton ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Canton.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Canton.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Canton [Anderson County].
- McPherson County
- This Canton is located in McPherson County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Canton.
- Riley 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 Kansas community of Canton [Riley County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Canton is located in Allen Parish and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Canton.
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Canton [Calcasieu Parish].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Canton is located in Baltimore City and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Canton.
- Wicomico County
- This Canton is located in Wicomico County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east southeast of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canton.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Canton lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Canton lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canton that is located in Doddridge County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canton ...
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.
- Big Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle
- Big Battle is located in Doddridge County
- Big Moses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Blandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Doddridge County
- Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Doddridge County
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Tyler County
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Deep Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deep Valley is located in Tyler County
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Little Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pittsburg
- Little Pittsburg is located in Tyler County
- Long Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Tyler County
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Canton 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 community such as Canton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canton and extending to:
- West Union, which is the Seat of Doddridge County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Canton to Charleston, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Canton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3631, Longitude: -80.7354 In this case, the coordinates for Canton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Canton 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. |
| <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 Canton 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 310.087 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.009 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.136 degrees. |