Canton geodata
Canton (North Carolina) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 4,190 people, there are 7999 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 72.5% of cities are located further ↑North; 62.5% of cities are located further ←West and 92% of cities have lower elevation than Canton. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Haywood County
- Level 3: Township of Beaverdam
Canton GPS coordinates[2]
35° 31' 58.368" North, 82° 50' 14.496" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 36.10303°, | -83.54049° |
| Center: | 35.53288°, | -82.83736° |
| Lower-right: | 34.95865°, | -82.13424° |
| Map W x H: | 127.2×127.2 km | = 79×79mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑72.5% North |
| Canton: | 35.53288° |
| min Lat: | ⇓27.5% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Canton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -82.83736° | -66.98998° |
| W 62.5%⇐ | ⇒37.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Canton is 803 m = 2635 ft, and this is 508.2 m = 1667 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 8% |
| Canton | 803 m 2635 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 92% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Canton is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1345 km =835.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6056.2 | 3763.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3450.3 | 2143.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1345 | 835.7 | to South |
| Equator | 3950.9 | 2455 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Canton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Asheville
26.7 km =16.6 mi, 
73°
• Avery Creek
24.3 km =15.1 mi, 
108°
• Bent Creek
20.9 km =13 mi, 
97°
• Biltmore Forest
28 km =17.4 mi, 
89°
• Clyde
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 
270°
• Cove Creek
17.7 km =11 mi, 
297°
• Hazelwood
16.7 km =10.4 mi, 
244°
• Lake Junaluska
11.1 km =6.9 mi, 267°
• Maggie Valley
23.6 km =14.7 mi, 266°
• Mills River
29.3 km =18.2 mi, 
123°
• Royal Pines
29.8 km =18.5 mi, 102°
• Waynesville
14.6 km =9.1 mi, 
250°
• Weaverville
31 km =19.3 mi, 
53°
• West Canton
2 km =1.2 mi, 
286°
• Woodfin
25.7 km =16 mi, 
64°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in United States existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
