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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 Corning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corning 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 Corning:
- 39.602580, -82.087909
- 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 Corning
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Corning is near Athens County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Corning
Communities Also Named Corning ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Corning.
Within Ohio, the name Corning is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clay County
- This Corning is located in Clay County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Corning.
- California
- Tehama County
- This Corning is located in Tehama County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Corning.
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Corning is located in Davies's County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Corning.
- Iowa
- Adams County
- This Corning is located in Adams County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Corning.
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- This Corning is located in Nemaha County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Corning.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Corning is located in Allegan County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Corning.
- Minnesota
- Mower County
- This Corning is located in Mower County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Corning.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This Corning is located in Holt County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Corning.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Corning is located in Steuben County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Corning.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Corning is located in Lehigh County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Corning.
- Saskatchewan
- This Corning lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corning that is located in Perry County.
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Corning [Wayne County].
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Corning [Columbia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corning ...
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.
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Congo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Shilling ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shilling is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilling
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Whipstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whipstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipstown
- Yellowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yellowtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown
How Far From Corning 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 village such as Corning to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corning and extending to:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corning to New Lexington, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Corning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Corning 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. |
| <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 Corning 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 Corning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6026, Longitude: -82.0879 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.656 degrees. |
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