Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canalport:
  • 41.117272, -84.427726
  • 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 Canalport

• 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Since Canalport is near Putnam County and also Defiance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance 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 Canalport

Communities Also Named Canalport ...

We found one communities that are also named Canalport.

Within Ohio, the name Canalport is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Canalport in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Cook County
    • This Canalport is located in Cook County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Canalport that is located in Paulding County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Canalport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canalport ...

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.

• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arthur is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Continental
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <2>
• Fort Brown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
• Grover Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
• Hartsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
• Hedges
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hedges is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Junction is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Molasses Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
• Plumbs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plumbs Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs Cross Roads
• Rice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rice is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

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

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

• Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Canalport to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'