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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 Corbett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corbett 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 Corbett:
    • 36.249859, -79.238907
    • 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 Corbett
  • 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
    • Since Corbett is near Orange County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance 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 Corbett

Communities Also Named Corbett ...

We found nine communities that are also named Corbett.

Within North Carolina, the name Corbett is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Corbett is located in Baltimore County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Corbett.
      • Washington 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 Maryland community of Corbett [Washington County].
    • Michigan
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Corbett [Houghton County].
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Corbett is located in Delaware County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Corbett.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Corbett is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Corbett.
    • Ontario
      • This Corbett lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Corbett is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Corbett.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Corbett is located in Potter County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north of the Corbett that is located in Caswell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Corbett.
    • Wyoming
      • Big Horn 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 Wyoming community of Corbett [Big Horn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corbett ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bushy Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushy Fork is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Deer Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Frogsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
  • Green Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Pines is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
  • Hightowers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hightowers is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
  • Just Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
  • Just-A-Mere Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Larry Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Larry Hall is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
    • Laws
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Laws is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Stagecoach Trail
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
    • Sunset Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
    • Union Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

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

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

  • Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corbett to Yanceyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corbett) 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 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 Corbett 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 Corbett 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 Corbett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2499, Longitude: -79.2389       In this case, the coordinates for Corbett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.285 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.631 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.554 degrees.