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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Canton:
    • 40.187055, -74.566544
    • 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 New 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 New Canton ...

We found four communities that share the name New Canton.

Within New Jersey, the name New Canton is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This New Canton is located in Pike County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the New Canton that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of New Canton.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Canton [Cowley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This New Canton is located in Hawkins County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Canton that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of New Canton.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This New Canton is located in Buckingham County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Canton that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of New Canton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

  • Cream Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
    • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Fair Play
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Golden Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
    • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
  • Groveville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in Mercer County
  • Hickory Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
    • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Kirbys Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
    • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Locust Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
    • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Pages Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Parsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
    • Parsonville is located in Burlington County
  • Prospertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
    • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Red Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Robbinsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
      • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
    • Robinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
      • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
    • Spring Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
      • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
    • Stone Tavern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
      • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
    • Twin Rivers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
      • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Canton to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- New Canton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Canton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1871, Longitude: -74.5665       In this case, the coordinates for New Canton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 New 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 New Canton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.329 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.87 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.138 degrees.




 

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