Canaan is surrounded by numerous lakes and mountains, which lend themselves to plenty of outdoor fun and recreation. Whether your pleasures are hiking, fishing, hunting, skiing, or photography, Canaan's surroundings have it all.

• Average annual precipitation is 35 inches.
• Elevation: 275 feet.
• The town has no zoning.
• 1999 Local Property Tax (per $1000) was $20.36.
• The town budget for 2000 was $1,754,021.
• The school budget for 2000/01 was $1,952,603.
• United States Postal Service, Grafton Rd., Canaan, NH 03741Phone: (603) 523-7710.

Canaan is located on the western side of the State of New Hampshire, in Grafton County, about 20 miles from the Vermont state border. About 16 miles from the Town of Hanover, home to Dartmouth College, and about 16 miles from the city of Lebanon.

The Unemployment Rate in 1999 was 1.1%, down from 4.6% in 1990.

• Electric Supplier: NH Electric Cooperative and Granite State
• Water Supplier - Canaan Water Department
• Telephone Company - Verizon
• Cable television
• Cellular Telephone

The Medical Facilities in the area are:

• Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital - a 32-bed facility with 50-bed nursing home.
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - a newly constructed 429-bed medical center, with medical school.
• Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center - a rather unique community hospital. Included is a ninety-nine bed total facility are 23 Acute Care Beds (including 8 Transitional Care), 10 Acute Rehabilitation Beds, 15 Skilled Nursing Beds (Level 1), and 51 Nursing Home Beds (Level II).