Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South 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 South Canton:
  • 34.216763, -84.504652
  • 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 South 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 South Canton is near Fulton County and also Cobb 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 Cobb 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 South Canton

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
• Cherokee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Fields Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hickory Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Holly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <1>
• Hunters Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Keithsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
• Little River Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
• Little River Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
• Sunny Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 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 east)
  • Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From South 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 South Canton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Canton and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from South 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 over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'