Canton
Canton is a hamlet in southeastern Ontario, a few kilometers north of Port Hope. It has a small wooden chapel built in 1832, one of the oldest in the region. Canton was once the home of Vincent Massey, the lawyer, diplomat and Governor General of Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Canton, Ontario”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canton Aerodrome.
Canton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Hope.
Port Hope
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Port Hope is a municipality of 17,000 people in Ontario northeast of Toronto. Downtown Port Hope is well known as a shopping destination for antiques and other specialty items and is widely regarded as one of the best-preserved main streets in Ontario.
Canton
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.99681° or 43° 59′ 49″ northLongitude
-78.35134° or 78° 21′ 5″ westElevation
115 metres (377 feet)Open location code
87M3XJWX+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1128918640OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Canton” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “کینٹن، اونٹاریو”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ganaraska River and Port Hope Public Library - Canton Branch.
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