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

  • 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:
    • 42.158909, -71.144966
    • 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
  • 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.

Within Massachusetts, the name Canton is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Canton [Sharp County].
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in El Dorado County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Canton.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Canton is located in Weld County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Canton.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Canton is located in Hartford County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Canton.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Canton is located in Cherokee County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Canton.
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This Canton is located in Fulton County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Canton.
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Canton is located in Washington County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Canton.
    • Iowa
      • Jackson County
      • This Canton is located in Jackson County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Canton.
    • 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 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk 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
      • Trigg County
      • This Canton is located in Trigg County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Canton.
    • Louisiana
      • Allen Parish
      • This Canton is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk 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
      • Oxford County
      • This Canton is located in Oxford County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Canton.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Canton is located in Baltimore City and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk 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 350 miles [563.3 km] to the southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canton.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Canton is located in Wayne County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Canton.
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Canton is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Canton.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Canton is located in Madison County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Canton.
    • Missouri
      • Lewis County
      • This Canton is located in Lewis County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Canton.
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • This Canton is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,994 miles [3,209 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Canton.
    • Nebraska
      • Sioux 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 Nebraska community of Canton [Sioux County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Canton lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Canton is located in Salem County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Canton.
    • New Mexico
      • DeBaca County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Canton [DeBaca County].
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Canton.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Canton is located in Haywood County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Canton.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Canton is located in Stark County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Canton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • This Canton is located in Blaine County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Canton.
    • Ontario
      • This Canton lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Canton is located in Bradford County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the west of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Canton.
    • South Dakota
      • Lincoln County
      • This Canton is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Canton.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Canton is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Canton.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Canton is located in Scott County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Canton.
    • Washington
      • King 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 Washington community of Canton [King County].
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Canton is located in Doddridge County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Canton.
      • Marion County
      • This Canton is located in Marion County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the west southwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Canton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Canton is located in Barron County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canton that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Canton.

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.

  • Braintree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Norfolk County
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Greenlodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
    • Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Suffolk County
  • Marshall Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
    • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Milton Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
  • Plimptonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plimptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
    • Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
  • Pondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
    • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Readville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
      • Readville is located in Suffolk County
    • Summer Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
      • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Winters Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner
      • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County

How Far From Canton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the North.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Canton to Boston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Canton: www.town.canton.ma.us/

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 42.1589, Longitude: -71.1450    
<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 304.056 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.628 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.712 degrees.









 

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