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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 Corriganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corriganville 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 Corriganville:
    • 39.692864, -78.792797
    • 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 Corriganville
  • 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Since Corriganville is near Bedford County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Corriganville

Communities Also Named Corriganville ...

We found one communities that are also named Corriganville.

Within Maryland, the name Corriganville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Corriganville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Ventura County
      • This Corriganville is located in Ventura County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the west of the Corriganville that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Corriganville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corriganville ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cooks Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Georges Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Georges Creek is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Knobmount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
  • Lap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lap is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lap
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Lucas Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
  • Mount Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Savage Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
  • Narrows Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Sixmile House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
  • Stringtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Corriganville to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Corriganville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Corriganville 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 Corriganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6929, Longitude: -78.7928       In this case, the coordinates for Corriganville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.891 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.699 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.166 degrees.