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Canon Georgia Map

Explore Canon, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Canon, Georgia

How to Use This Canon, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canon, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Canon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Canon
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.346216
Longitude	-83.109872
Population	643
Density	79.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30520
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Carnesville
School District	Franklin County School District

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About Canon, Georgia

Canon is a locality in Franklin County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 643. The population density is 79.5 people per km². Canon is located at 34.3462°N, 83.1099°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Canon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30520.

Canon occupies a quiet expanse of the Georgia piedmont, where the earth is stained a deep, rusted crimson and the air carries the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil. It lies 30.7 miles north-northeast of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 30°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south of Lavonia. Rice Creek carves a thin, meandering path through the landscape, its slow waters reflecting the tangled vines of kudzu that climb the trunks of longleaf pine. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon to the northwest, a reminder of the rising elevation beyond the flat, agrarian fields. The light at dusk here has a peculiar quality, thickening into a golden, syrupy haze that settles over the tall grasses and turns the surrounding woods into a wall of deepening violet.

Canon maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by a history of small-scale agriculture that once relied heavily on the seasonal rhythms of peach and pecan harvests. While the local economy has shifted, the sense of permanence remains, bolstered by proximity to the cooling expanse of Hartwell Lake and the recreational space provided by Royston Community and Wellness Park. Older storefronts and quiet residential streets suggest a time when the railroad dictated the pulse of commerce, though today the town functions with a subdued independence. Residents move through their days with an observant stillness, acknowledging the way the heat waves shimmer off the asphalt in mid-afternoon, softening the edges of the world until the evening crickets begin their rhythmic, insistent chorus.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Royston Community and Wellness Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 172° S
Cherry Street Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 185° S
Victoria Bryant State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 226° SW
Ty Cobb: The Georgia Peach (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 188° S
Ty Cobb Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 186° S
Historical Franklin Springs (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 205° SW
Ed Bryant Stadium (Stadium) — 5.8 mi, 282° W
Hendrys Baptist Church (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 127° SE
Hartwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 028° NE
Hartwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 027° NE
Tugaloo State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 011° N
Broad River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 185° S
Hart Outdoor Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 080° E
Outdoor stage and theatre seating (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 093° E
Broad River Outpost (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 190° S
Hart County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 100° E
Drink Coca-Cola (Public Artwork) — 16.6 mi, 203° SW
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.2 mi, 306° NW · 752k acres
Travelers Rest (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 338° N
Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 322° NW
Elberton Granite Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 139° SE
Commerce Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 252° W
The Spirit Rock (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 140° SE
Old Powerhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 174° S
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 24.5 mi, 347° N · 375k acres
The Gauntlet (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 021° N
Cobbs Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 352° N
Howard's Rock (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 033° NE
Upper Falls view (Viewpoint) — 27.8 mi, 325° NW
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.8 mi, 338° N · 17k acres

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