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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 Cornersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cornersville:
    • 38.596509, -76.209111
    • 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 Cornersville
  • 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 Cornersville ...

We found four communities that share the name Cornersville.

Within Maryland, the name Cornersville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Cornersville is located in Marshall County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cornersville that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cornersville.
    • Missouri
      • Hickory County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cornersville [Hickory County].
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Cornersville is located in Marshall County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cornersville that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cornersville.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cornersville [Hopkins County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornersville ...

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.

  • Castle Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Haven
    • Castle Haven is located in Dorchester County
  • Christs Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christs Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christs Rock
    • Christs Rock is located in Dorchester County
  • Green Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
    • Green Cove is located in Dorchester County
  • Hills Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Holly Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • James
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Dorchester County
  • Lloyds
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
  • Lovers Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovers Lane
    • Lovers Lane is located in Dorchester County
  • Paw Paw Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Paw Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Point
    • Paw Paw Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Ripling Waters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripling Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
    • Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
  • Seabreeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Seabreeze is located in Dorchester County
  • Seaview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
    • Seaview is located in Dorchester County
  • Treeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeland
    • Treeland is located in Dorchester County

How Far From Cornersville 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 Cornersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornersville and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cornersville to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5965, Longitude: -76.2091       In this case, the coordinates for Cornersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Cornersville 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.
<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 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 Cornersville 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 307.424 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.863 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.486 degrees.









 

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