Canterbury (Orange County, NY) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County

Communities Also Named Canterbury ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Canterbury.

Within New York, the name Canterbury is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Canterbury [Madison County].
- Connecticut
  - Windham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Canterbury [Windham County].
- Delaware
  - Kent County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Canterbury [Kent County].
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Canterbury [Hillsborough County].
- Maryland
  - Baltimore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Canterbury [Baltimore County].
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Canterbury [Carroll County].
  - Talbot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Canterbury [Talbot County].
  - Wicomico County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Canterbury [Wicomico County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Canterbury.
- New Hampshire
  - Merrimack County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Canterbury [Merrimack County].
- North Carolina
  - Pitt County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Canterbury [Pitt County].
- Ohio
  - Clark 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 Ohio community of Canterbury [Clark County].
- Pennsylvania
  - York County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Canterbury [York County].
- Quebec
  - Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Canterbury.
- South Carolina
  - Cherokee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Canterbury [Cherokee County].
  - Greenville County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Canterbury [Greenville County].
  - Greenwood County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Canterbury [Greenwood County].
- Virginia
  - Culpeper County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Canterbury [Culpeper County].
  - Henrico County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Canterbury [Henrico County].
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Canterbury [Montgomery County].
- West Virginia
  - Mingo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Canterbury [Mingo County].

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

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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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Canterbury 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.