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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Corbin
- 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:
- 34.220096, -84.695490
- 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 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Corbin is near Cherokee County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Corbin ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Corbin.
Within Georgia, the name Corbin is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Corbin lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corbin that is located in Bartow County.
- 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 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corbin that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Corbin.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Corbin lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corbin that is located in Bartow County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
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.
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <4>
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Double Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Bartow County
- Grassdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
- Holly Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
- Island Mills Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Mills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
- Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
- Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamp Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Sugar Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Bartow County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Corbin to Atlanta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corbin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Corbin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2201, Longitude: -84.6955 In this case, the coordinates for Corbin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Corbin 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 312.454 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.975 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.294 degrees. |