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Communities Also Named Corbin ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Corbin.

Within British Columbia, the name Corbin is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, three are located in Canada and thirteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Randolph County
      • This Corbin is located in Randolph County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Corbin.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Corbin is located in Bartow County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Corbin.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Corbin [Montgomery County].
      • Sumner County
      • This Corbin is located in Sumner County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Corbin.
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • This Corbin is located in Knox County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Corbin.
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Corbin is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Corbin.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Corbin is located in Worcester County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Corbin.
    • Michigan
      • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Corbin [Otsego County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Clair County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Corbin [Saint Clair County].
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Corbin is located in Jefferson County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Corbin.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Corbin lies 2,640 miles [4,248.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Corbin is located in Caroline County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Corbin.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Corbin [Stevens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Corbin [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corbin ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Beaver Mines
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Mines
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Mines <5>
  • Coal Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Crowsnest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crowsnest Pass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <5>
  • Elk Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
  • Frank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Natal ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal

How Far From Corbin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Corbin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corbin and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Corbin to Victoria, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,820 miles [2,929 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corbin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corbin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5164, Longitude: -114.6750    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Corbin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Corbin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.693 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.422 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.57 degrees.




 

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