Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canton Road:
  • 40.747281, -81.517065
  • 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 Canton Road

• 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Since Canton Road is near Tuscarawas County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Canton Road

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canton Road ...

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.

• Clearview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clearview is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elton is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Grove Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
• Lawndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawndale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Mayflower Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
• New England
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New England is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Park Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
• Pigeon Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Richville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Richville is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockville is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rolling Hills Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
  • Smoketown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Smoketown is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
  • Walnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Whispering Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Canton Road and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Canton Road to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'