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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 North Canton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Canton 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 North Canton:
- 40.875815, -81.402194
- 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 North Canton
- 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 North Canton is near Summit County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 North Canton
Communities Also Named North Canton ...
We found two communities that are also named North Canton.
Within Ohio, the name North Canton is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This North Canton is located in Hartford County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the North Canton that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of North Canton.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This North Canton is located in Cherokee County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Canton that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of North Canton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Edgefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Greentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hills and Dales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Cable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Cable is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cable
- Lake Slagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Slagle is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Slagle
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parkridge is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Skyline Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tower Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tower Terrace is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Terrace
How Far From North Canton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as North Canton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Canton and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from North Canton 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 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 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 North Canton 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 North Canton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8758, Longitude: -81.4022 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.441 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.91 degrees. |
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