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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 Canon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canon 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 Canon:
    • 35.656972, -106.735591
    • 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 Canon
  • 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
    • Since Canon is near Los Alamos County and also Bernalillo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo 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 Canon

Communities Also Named Canon ...

We found eight communities that are also named Canon.

There are three communities within New Mexico that are also named Canon.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Mora County
      • This Canon is located in Mora County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canon that is located in Sandoval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Canon.
    • San Juan County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Canon.
    • Taos County
      • This Canon is located in Taos County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canon that is located in Sandoval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Canon.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Conejos County
      • This Canon is located in Conejos County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canon that is located in Sandoval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conejos County community of Canon.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This Canon is located in Franklin County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the east of the Canon that is located in Sandoval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Canon.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Canon [Umatilla County].
    • Quebec
      • This Canon lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canon that is located in Sandoval County.
    • Washington
      • Kittitas 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 Washington community of Canon [Kittitas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canon ...

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.

  • Bland ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bland is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Copper City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Deer Creek Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
  • Deer Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Desert Mountain
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
  • Guadalupe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Ponderosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Seven Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Sulphur Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sundance Mesa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa

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

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

  • Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canon to Bernalillo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east (E). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 94 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,921 miles [12,747.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Canon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Canon 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Canon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6570, Longitude: -106.7356       In this case, the coordinates for Canon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.379 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.615 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.256 degrees.