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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 Canaan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canaan 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 Canaan:
    • 43.647029, -72.009863
    • 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 Canaan
  • 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 Canaan ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Canaan.

Within New Hampshire, the name Canaan is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lamar 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 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 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km] to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 130 miles [209.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 143 miles [230.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Canaan.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Canaan lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Canaan is located in Columbia County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 539 miles [867.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Canaan.
    • Ontario
      • This Canaan lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • This Canaan is located in Columbia County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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 547 miles [880.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan that is located in Grafton County.
      • 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.

  • Bucks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
    • Bucks Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Fords Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
    • Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
  • Fords Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
    • Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
  • Hebron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
  • Lockehaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
  • Lower Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
    • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Robinson Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Upper Shaker Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
    • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County

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

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

  • Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Canaan to Woodsville, with an average speed<6> 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 about two full days.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canaan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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 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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 43.6470, Longitude: -72.0099    
<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 Canaan 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 304.358 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.217 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.347 degrees.









 

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