Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Corey
- 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 Corey:
- 30.363258, -84.181839
- 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 Corey
- 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 Leon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Since Corey is near Jefferson County and also Wakulla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Wakulla 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 Corey ...
We found four communities that share the name Corey.
Within Florida, the name Corey is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corey ...
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.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Leon County
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Four Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Leon County
- Helen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <4>
- Peck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Plum Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
- Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Shadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
- Shell Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
- Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
- Zion Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Corey 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 Corey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corey and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Corey to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Corey 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3633, Longitude: -84.1818 In this case, the coordinates for Corey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Corey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.849 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.972 degrees. |