Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cornettsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornettsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cornettsville
- 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 Cornettsville:
- 38.756715, -87.110010
- 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 Cornettsville
- 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 Davies's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davies's County
- Since Cornettsville is near Knox County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Cornettsville ...
We found one communities that share the name Cornettsville.
Within Indiana, the name Cornettsville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Cornettsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Cornettsville is located in Perry County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cornettsville that is located in Davies's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Cornettsville.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornettsville ...
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.
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Bramble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Edwardsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville
- Lettsville is located in Davies's County
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
- Loogootee is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <3>
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Ragsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Sandborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cornettsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cornettsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornettsville and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Davies's County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cornettsville to Indianapolis, 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 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornettsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Cornettsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornettsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7567, Longitude: -87.1100 In this case, the coordinates for Cornettsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cornettsville 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 314.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.478 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.183 degrees. |