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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Canton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Canton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Canton:
    • 34.243984, -84.493818
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on North 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since North Canton is near Fulton County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for North Canton

Communities Also Named North Canton ...

We found two communities that are also named North Canton.

Within Georgia, the name North Canton is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This North Canton is located in Hartford County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Canton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of North Canton.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This North Canton is located in Stark County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Canton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of North Canton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Cherokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Fields Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hickory Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Keithsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
  • Little River Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Sunny Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From North Canton to ...

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 North Canton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Canton to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 North Canton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Canton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2440, Longitude: -84.4938       In this case, the coordinates for North Canton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.336 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.842 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.208 degrees.