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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 Corduroy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corduroy 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 Corduroy:
- 41.509784, -78.934480
- 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 Corduroy
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Corduroy is near Forest County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Corduroy
Communities Also Named Corduroy ...
We found one communities that are also named Corduroy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Corduroy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Corduroy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Corduroy [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corduroy ...
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.
- Cherry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- James City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jo Jo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jo Jo is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Jo
- Lynch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Owls Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Nest is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigs Ear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pigs Ear is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigs Ear
- Threemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Threemile is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
How Far From Corduroy 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 Corduroy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Corduroy and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corduroy to Ridgway, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Corduroy 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corduroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corduroy 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 Corduroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5098, Longitude: -78.9345 In this case, the coordinates for Corduroy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.536 degrees. |
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