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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:
- 45.531853, -122.291266
- 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 Corbett
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Corbett is near Clark County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Corbett
Communities Also Named Corbett ...
We found nine communities that are also named Corbett.
Within Oregon, the name Corbett is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of nine communities that are located 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah 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 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah 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 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Corbett.
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- This Corbett is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Corbett.
- Ontario
- This Corbett lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah County.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Corbett is located in Potter County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the east of the Corbett that is located in Multnomah 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.
- Boring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridal Veil
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Troutdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twelvemile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Wood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Corbett 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 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:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Corbett to Portland, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 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 7,671 miles [12,345.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corbett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Corbett 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 Corbett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5319, Longitude: -122.2913 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.73 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.871 degrees. |
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