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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 Corwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corwin 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 Corwin:
- 37.084191, -98.304515
- 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 Corwin
- 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 Harper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harper County
- Since Corwin is near Barber County and also Alfalfa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alfalfa 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 Corwin
Communities Also Named Corwin ...
We found nine communities that are also named Corwin.
Within Kansas, the name Corwin is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Corwin [Saline County].
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Corwin is located in Henry County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Corwin that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Corwin.
- Tippecanoe County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Corwin [Tippecanoe County].
- Michigan
- Van Buren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Corwin [Van Buren County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Corwin [Eureka County].
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Corwin is located in Niagara County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Corwin that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Corwin.
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Corwin is located in Warren County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Corwin that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Corwin.
- Texas
- Burnet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Corwin [Burnet County].
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Corwin [Richland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corwin ...
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.
- Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Harper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hawk is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Kiowa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiowa is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
- Medicine Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pixley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
How Far From Corwin 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 Corwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corwin and extending to:
- Anthony, which is the Seat of Harper County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corwin to Anthony, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,449 miles [8,769.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Corwin 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Corwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Corwin 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 Corwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0842, Longitude: -98.3045 In this case, the coordinates for Corwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.447 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.786 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.83 degrees. |
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