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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 Corrine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corrine 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 Corrine:
    • 33.689561, -88.530044
    • 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 Corrine
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Corrine is near Clay County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Corrine

Communities Also Named Corrine ...

We found three communities that are also named Corrine.

Within Mississippi, the name Corrine is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Corrine [Saint Bernard Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac 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 Corrine [Mackinac County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Corrine [Chester County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corrine ...

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.

  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fox Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Gallagher Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gallagher Ferry is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
  • Green Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Piney Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Plymouth ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rocky Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rodgers ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodgers is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Strong
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Strong is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
    • Tanglewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tucker Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Corrine once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Corrine and extending to:

  • Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Corrine to Aberdeen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Corrine 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>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 Corrine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Corrine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Corrine 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 Corrine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6896, Longitude: -88.5300       In this case, the coordinates for Corrine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.738 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.965 degrees.