Canton geodata
Canton (Massachusetts) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 21,679 people, there are 2337 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 77% of cities are located further ↓South; 97.3% of cities are located further ←West and 81.3% of cities have higher elevation than Canton. Note1
Canton GPS coordinates[2]
42° 9' 30.348" North, 71° 8' 41.172" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 42.6775°, | -71.8479° |
| Center: | 42.15843°, | -71.14477° |
| Lower-right: | 41.63506°, | -70.44165° |
| Map W x H: | 115.9×115.9 km | = 72×72mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑23% North |
| Canton: | 42.15843° |
| min Lat: | ⇓77% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Canton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -71.14477° | -66.98998° |
| W 97.3%⇐ | ⇒2.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Canton is 41 m = 135 ft, and this is 253.8 m = 833 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 81.3% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Canton | 41 m = 135 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 18.7% |
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 2081.7 km =1293.5 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5319.5 | 3305.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2713.6 | 1686.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2081.7 | 1293.5 | to South |
| Equator | 4687.6 | 2912.7 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Canton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Avon
9.1 km =5.7 mi, 
109°
• Braintree
12.8 km =8 mi, 
66°
• Brockton
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
128°
• Dedham
9.4 km =5.8 mi, 
349°
• Easton
14.9 km =9.3 mi, 
174°
• Foxborough
13.4 km =8.3 mi, 
219°
• Holbrook
11.2 km =7 mi, 
91°
• Medfield
13.7 km =8.5 mi, 
283°
• Milton
12 km =7.5 mi, 
32°
• Norwood
6 km =3.7 mi, 
311°
• Randolph
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 86°
• Sharon
4.8 km =3 mi, 215°
• Stoughton
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 
136°
• Walpole
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
257°
• Westwood
9 km =5.6 mi, 313°
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
