Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cornertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cornertown
- 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 Cornertown:
- 36.498790, -91.759167
- 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 Cornertown
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Cornertown is near Howell County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howell County
- eBird sighting report for Oregon 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 Cornertown ...
We found one communities that share the name Cornertown.
Within Arkansas, the name Cornertown is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Cornertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Howell County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Cornertown.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornertown ...
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.
- Brandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cornertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Flint Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- Flint Springs is located in Fulton County
- French
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Fruitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Green Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Heart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Mammoth Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Spring
- Mammoth Spring is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Spring <2>
- Moody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Saddle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Fulton County
How Far From Cornertown 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 Cornertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cornertown and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cornertown to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4988, Longitude: -91.7592 In this case, the coordinates for Cornertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cornertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.981 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.821 degrees. |