Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corydon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corydon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Corydon
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Corydon:
- 38.212198, -86.124167
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Corydon
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Corydon is near Floyd County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Corydon ...
We found six communities that share the name Corydon.
Within Indiana, the name Corydon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Corydon [Polk County].
- Wayne County
- This Corydon is located in Wayne County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Corydon that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Corydon.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corydon ...
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.
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Kings Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Store
- Kings Store is located in Harrison County
- Lanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <5>
- Little Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Saint Louis
- Little Saint Louis is located in Harrison County
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Harrison County
- Valley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
How Far From Corydon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Corydon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corydon and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Corydon to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corydon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Corydon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Corydon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corydon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2122, Longitude: -86.1242 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Corydon 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 county. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Corydon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.441 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.673 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.88 degrees. |