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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corbin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corbin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Corbin:
- 33.300859, -85.425539
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Corbin
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Corbin is near Heard County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Corbin
Communities Also Named Corbin ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Corbin.
Within Alabama, the name Corbin is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Corbin lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Corbin is located in Bartow County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Corbin.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Corbin lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Corbin is located in Caroline County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corbin that is located in Randolph County.
- 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.
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Cavers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
- Cornhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Napoleon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Peace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peace is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
How Far From Corbin 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 community such as Corbin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corbin and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Corbin to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3009, Longitude: -85.4255 In this case, the coordinates for Corbin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.798 degrees. |
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