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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 Corbin Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corbin Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Corbin Corner:
    • 42.447016, -75.725191
    • 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 Corbin Corner
  • 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
    • Since Corbin Corner is near Cortland County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Corbin Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corbin Corner ...

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.

  • Coventry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
  • Dibble Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • German Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
  • Greene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lower Cincinnatus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
  • Penelope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Penelope is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
  • Pitcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitcher Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
  • Triangle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

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

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

  • Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corbin Corner to Norwich, 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,286 miles [6,897.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Corbin Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Corbin Corner 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 Corbin Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4470, Longitude: -75.7252       In this case, the coordinates for Corbin Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.799 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.764 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.66 degrees.