Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Corys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corys and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Corys

• 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 Corys:
  • 36.538765, -75.963259
  • 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 Corys

• 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
  • Since Corys is near Virginia Beach City and also Chesapeake City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Virginia Beach City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesapeake City

• 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 Corys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corys ...

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.

• False Cape Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • False Cape Landing is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Cape Landing
• Greentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greentown is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Guinea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Guinea is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
• Gum Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
• Hill Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hill Landing is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Landing
• Knotts Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knotts Island is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knotts Island <1>
• Maple
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maple is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Morse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Morse is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Panther Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Panther Landing is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
• Public Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Public Landing is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
• Vine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
• Waterlily
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Waterlily is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corys and extending to:

• Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Corys to Raleigh, 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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>'