Canaan

Canaan is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,570 at the 2020 census, down from 1,710 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northeastern part of the county.
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  • Village with about 1,570 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 850 feet (260 metres)
  • Description: human settlement in Columbia County, New York, United States of America
  • Postal code: 12029
  • Also known as
    “Canaan, New York”
    “Canaan, NY”
    “Kings District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queechy Lake.
is a lake in Canaan, . is situated 1½ miles east of Canaan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Lebanon and Richmond.
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is in , , on the border with the , .
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is a town in , United States. is situated 5 miles southeast of Canaan.
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is a former Shaker commune in and , . is situated 6 miles east of Canaan.

Canaan

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Latitude
42.41184° or 42° 24′ 43″ north
Longitude
-73.44961° or 73° 26′ 59″ west
Open location code
87J8CH62+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158859248
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5111373
Wiki­data ID
Q2483284

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Canaan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانان”
  • Basque: “Canaan”
  • Chechen: “Кейнен”
  • Chinese: “迦南”
  • Dutch: “Canaan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كانان”
  • French: “Canaan”
  • German: “Canaan”
  • Haitian: “Canaan, New York”
  • Haitian: “Canaan”
  • Hungarian: “Canaan”
  • Italian: “Canaan”
  • Mazanderani: “کانان (نیویورک)”
  • Mazanderani: “کانان”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canaan”
  • Norwegian: “Canaan”
  • Polish: “Canaan”
  • Spanish: “Canaan”
  • Tatar: “Кейнен”
  • Turkish: “Canaan”
  • Ukrainian: “Кейнен”
  • Urdu: “کنعان، نیو یارک”
  • Uzbek: “Canaan, New York”
  • Uzbek: “Canaan”
  • Uzbek: “Cанаан”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Queechy and Canaan Center.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Town of Canaan and Canaan Cemetery.

Columbia County: Highlights

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