Canton
Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood with 12,700 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Canton, Baltimore”, “Hampstead Hill”, and “Hampstead Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Casimir Church, Baltimore and Fort McHenry.
St. Casimir Church, Baltimore
Church
St. Casimir Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore located in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
Fort McHenry
Fort
Photo: ScottyBoy900Q, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Royal Navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church is a Ukrainian Catholic church located in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded to initially serve the needs of the Ukrainian immigrant community in Baltimore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brewers Hill and Highlandtown.
Brewers Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brewers Hill is a neighborhood in the Southeast District of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Fleet Street to the north, Haven Street to the east, Boston Street to the south, and Conkling Street to the west.
Highlandtown
Suburb
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Patterson Park
Neighborhood
Patterson Park is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Named for the 137-acre park that abuts its north and east sides, the neighborhood is in the southeast section of Baltimore city, roughly two miles east of Baltimore's downtown district.
Canton
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.28022° or 39° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
-76.57469° or 76° 34′ 29″ westPopulation
12,700Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87F57CJG+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 158463598OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4350327Wikidata ID
Q5033858
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Canton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎東”
- Chinese: “坎通”
- Chinese: “坎頓 (馬里蘭州)”
- Chinese: “坎顿 (马里兰州)”
- Chinese: “坎顿”
- Dutch: “Canton”
- Japanese: “キャントン (ボルチモア)”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include O’Donnell Square Park and Church on the Square.
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