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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 Corwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corwin 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 Corwin:
    • 40.021594, -115.898949
    • 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 Corwin
  • 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 Eureka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Eureka County
    • Since Corwin is near Elko County and also White Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine 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 Corwin

Communities Also Named Corwin ...

We found nine communities that are also named Corwin.

Within Nevada, the name Corwin is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline 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 Arkansas community of Corwin [Saline County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Corwin is located in Henry County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<2> to the east of the Corwin that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Corwin.
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Corwin [Tippecanoe County].
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Corwin is located in Harper County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the east of the Corwin that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Corwin.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren 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 Corwin [Van Buren County].
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Corwin is located in Niagara County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Corwin that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Corwin.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Corwin is located in Warren County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<2> to the east of the Corwin that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Corwin.
    • Texas
      • Burnet 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 Texas community of Corwin [Burnet County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Corwin [Richland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corwin ...

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.

  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alpha is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Birch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Birch is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Cave Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave Creek is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
    • Cave Creek has also been known as:
    • Cavecreek
  • Diamond City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Diamond City is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Fort Ruby ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Ruby is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ruby
    • Fort Ruby has also been known as:
    • Camp Ruby
  • Joy ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Joy is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
  • Shanty Town
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shanty Town is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Strawberry ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry

How Far From Corwin 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 Corwin 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 community of Corwin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Corwin and extending to:

  • Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Corwin to Eureka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Corwin 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>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- Corwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Corwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Corwin 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 Corwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0216, Longitude: -115.8989       In this case, the coordinates for Corwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.125 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.172 degrees.