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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 South Canaan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Canaan 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 South Canaan:
- 41.505338, -75.412298
- 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 South Canaan
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since South Canaan is near Lackawanna County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 South Canaan
Communities Also Named South Canaan ...
We found two communities that are also named South Canaan.
Within Pennsylvania, the name South Canaan is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This South Canaan is located in Litchfield County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Canaan that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of South Canaan.
- Nova Scotia
- This South Canaan lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Canaan that is located in Wayne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Canaan ...
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.
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Elmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmdale is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Gravity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravity is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Lake Ariel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Chapel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chapel
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nebraska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
How Far From South Canaan 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 South Canaan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Canaan and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Canaan to Honesdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Canaan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 South Canaan 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 South Canaan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5053, Longitude: -75.4123 In this case, the coordinates for South Canaan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.934 degrees. |
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