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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corners 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 Corners:
    • 37.656443, -90.110948
    • 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 Corners
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Corners is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Corners

Communities Also Named Corners ...

We found five communities that are also named Corners.

Within Missouri, the name Corners is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Corners is located in Gwinnett County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Corners that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Corners.
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee 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 Kansas community of Corners [Wabaunsee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Corners is located in Breckinridge County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east of the Corners that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Corners.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Corners is located in Howard County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corners that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Corners.
    • New York
      • Tompkins 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 New York community of Corners [Tompkins County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corners ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Catherine Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Catherine Place is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
  • Clearwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Cobalt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobalt is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Friendly Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Junction City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Libertyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Lixville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
  • Precinct
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

  • Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corners to Perryville, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Corners 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>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 Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6564, Longitude: -90.1109       In this case, the coordinates for Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.508 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.827 degrees.