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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 Cornutt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornutt 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 Cornutt:
    • 42.925117, -123.432846
    • 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 Cornutt
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornutt ...

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.

  • Cow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Dads Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Creek
    • Dads Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Dole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole
    • Dole is located in Douglas County
  • Fernvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
    • Fernvale is located in Douglas County
  • Fortune Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Branch
    • Fortune Branch is located in Douglas County
  • Peck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Peck is located in Douglas County
  • Riddle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <2>
  • Round Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
    • Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
  • Surprise Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
    • Surprise Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Union Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Creek
    • Union Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Weaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Douglas County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cornutt and extending to:

  • Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cornutt to Roseburg, 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 most of a day.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 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 7,859 miles [12,647.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornutt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornutt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9251, Longitude: -123.4328       In this case, the coordinates for Cornutt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cornutt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.513 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.954 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.726 degrees.









 

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