We found 30 communities that share the name Canaan.
There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Canaan.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 29 communities, five are located in Canada and 27 are in the United States.
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Canaan [Lamar County].
Lauderdale County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Canaan [Lauderdale County].
Montgomery County
This Canaan is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Canaan.
Arkansas
Lee County
This Canaan is located in Lee County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Canaan.
Searcy County
This Canaan is located in Searcy County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Canaan.
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This Canaan is located in Litchfield County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Canaan.
Florida
Seminole County
This Canaan is located in Seminole County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<3> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Canaan.
Georgia
Morgan County
This Canaan is located in Morgan County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<3> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Canaan.
Indiana
Jefferson County
This Canaan is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Canaan.
Kansas
Chase County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Canaan [Chase County].
Maine
Somerset County
This Canaan is located in Somerset County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Canaan.
Mississippi
Benton County
This Canaan is located in Benton County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Canaan.
Missouri
Gasconade County
This Canaan is located in Gasconade County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Canaan.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Canaan is located in Grafton County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Canaan.
New York
Columbia County
This Canaan is located in Columbia County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Canaan.
North Carolina
Transylvania County
This Canaan is located in Transylvania County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Canaan.
Nova Scotia
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Ohio
Wayne County
This Canaan is located in Wayne County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Canaan.
Ontario
This Canaan lies 494 miles [795 km]<3> to the west.
Oregon
Columbia County
This Canaan is located in Columbia County and lies 2,706 miles [4,354.9 km]<3> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Canaan.
South Carolina
Dorchester County
This Canaan is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<3> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Canaan.
Orangeburg County
This Canaan is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Canaan.
Spartanburg County
This Canaan is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Canaan.
Tennessee
Maury County
This Canaan is located in Maury County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Canaan.
Montgomery County
This Canaan is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Canaan.
Texas
Grayson County
This Canaan is located in Grayson County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Canaan.
Limestone County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Canaan [Limestone County].
Vermont
Essex County
This Canaan is located in Essex County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Canaan.
West Virginia
Upshur County
This Canaan is located in Upshur County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Canaan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canaan ...
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.
Birch Ridge (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birch Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Canaan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canaan and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 514 miles [827.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Canaan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,699 miles [5,953 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Canaan 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 . 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.
<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 Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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- Canaan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canaan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2500, Longitude: -65.0667
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>
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<7>
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.
<8>
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 Canaan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.541 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.307 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.438 degrees.