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:
- 43.529628, -91.929960
- 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Since Canton is near Winneshiek County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winneshiek County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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.
Within Minnesota, the name Canton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, 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
- 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 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Canton that is located in Fillmore 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 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the south of the Canton that is located in Fillmore 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 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Canton that is located in Fillmore 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 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast of the Canton that is located in Fillmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canton.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Canton lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Canton that is located in Fillmore County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Canton lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the east of the Canton that is located in Fillmore County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Doddridge County
- This Canton is located in Doddridge County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Canton that is located in Fillmore 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 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east southeast of the Canton that is located in Fillmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Canton.
- 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 Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Fillmore County
- Choice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Florenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <5>
- Henrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <5>
- Newhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Tawney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 city 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:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canton to Preston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 43.5296, Longitude: -91.9300 In this case, the coordinates for Canton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.89 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.306 degrees. |