Canyon (Yukon) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Canyon ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Canyon.

Within Yukon, the name Canyon is unique.

Beyond Yukon, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twenty communities, three are located in Canada and eighteen are in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
  - 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 Alaska community of Canyon.
- Arizona
  - Yavapai County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Canyon.
- British Columbia
  - This Canyon lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<3> to the southeast.
- California
  - Alameda County
  - This Canyon is located in Alameda County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<3> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Canyon.
  - Contra Costa 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 California community of Canyon [Contra Costa County].
  - El Dorado County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in El Dorado County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Canyon.
- Idaho
  - Kootenai County
  - This Canyon is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<3> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Canyon.
- Kansas
  - Finney County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Finney County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Canyon.
- Minnesota
  - Saint Louis County
  - This Canyon is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,994 miles [3,209 km]<3> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Canyon.
- Montana
  - Fergus County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Canyon [Fergus County].
- Nevada
  - Lander County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Canyon.
  - Nye County
  - This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Canyon.
- New Mexico
  - Sandoval 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 New Mexico community of Canyon [Sandoval County].
- Ontario
  - This Canyon lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<3> to the east.
- Texas
  - Lubbock County
  - This Canyon is located in Lubbock County and lies 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km]<3> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Canyon.
  - Randall County
  - This Canyon is located in Randall County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randall County community of Canyon.
  - Stephens 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 Texas community of Canyon [Stephens County].
- Washington
  - Klickitat 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 Washington community of Canyon [Klickitat County].
- West Virginia
  - Monongalia County
  - This Canyon is located in Monongalia County and lies 2,793 miles [4,494.9 km]<3> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Canyon.
- Wyoming
  - Park 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 Wyoming community of Canyon [Park County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon ...

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.

In the vicinity of Canyon, Champagne is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East

How Far From Canyon 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 community such as Canyon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Canyon to Whitehorse, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,636 miles [4,242.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 days, a buggy would take 103 days and walking would take 150 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canyon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Canyon 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 . 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.
<2>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canyon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.8667, Longitude: -137.0333
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Canyon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 353.425 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 357.05 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 336.883 degrees.