Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Canaan Park

• 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 Canaan Park:
  • 36.276247, -79.785033
  • 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 Canaan Park

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Canaan Park is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Canaan Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canaan Park ...

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.

• Bethany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Deep Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Gold Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Sandy Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Scalesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
• Spicewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
• Summit Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
• Three Meadows
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
• Village Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
• Wittys Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Canaan Park 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 Canaan Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Canaan Park and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Canaan Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'