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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 Corriganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corriganville 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 Corriganville:
- 34.267503, -118.667590
- 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 Corriganville
- 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since Corriganville is near Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Corriganville
Communities Also Named Corriganville ...
We found one communities that are also named Corriganville.
Within California, the name Corriganville is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Corriganville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Corriganville is located in Allegany County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corriganville that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Corriganville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corriganville ...
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.
- Bouquet Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bouquet Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouquet Junction
- Glenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Granada Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
- Hidden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Malibu Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malibu Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Junction
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Pardee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Thousand Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Corriganville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Corriganville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corriganville and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Corriganville to Ventura, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,332 miles [13,409.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Corriganville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Corriganville 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 Corriganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2675, Longitude: -118.6676 In this case, the coordinates for Corriganville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.881 degrees. |
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