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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:
    • 34.973408, -97.229470
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Corbett
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Corbett ...

We found nine communities that share the name Corbett.

Within Oklahoma, the name Corbett is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland 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 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Corbett.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Corbett is located in Caswell County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Corbett.
    • Ontario
      • This Corbett lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the northeast of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Corbett is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland 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 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corbett that is located in Cleveland 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.

  • Box
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
    • Box is located in Cleveland County
  • Maysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Cleveland County
  • Noble
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
  • Pauls Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in McClain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Slaughterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
    • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Story
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Garvin County
  • Whitebead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
    • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
    • Whitebead has also been known as:
    • White Bead
  • Willow View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
    • Willow View is located in Cleveland County

How Far From Corbett to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Norman, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corbett to Norman, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corbett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corbett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9734, Longitude: -97.2295       In this case, the coordinates for Corbett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.491 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.407 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.595 degrees.









 

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