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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 Cork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cork 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 Cork:
- 40.491179, -80.328951
- 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 Cork
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Cork is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Cork
Communities Also Named Cork ...
We found eight communities that are also named Cork.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cork is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Cork is located in Graham County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Cork.
- Georgia
- Butts County
- This Cork is located in Butts County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butts County community of Cork.
- Kentucky
- Metcalfe County
- This Cork is located in Metcalfe County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Cork.
- Minnesota
- Grant 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 Minnesota community of Cork [Grant County].
- New Brunswick
- This Cork lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Cork is located in Fulton County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Cork.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Cork is located in Ashtabula County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cork that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Cork.
- West Virginia
- Tyler 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 West Virginia community of Cork [Tyler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cork ...
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.
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Gringo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
- Stoops Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
How Far From Cork 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 Cork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cork and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cork to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cork) 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 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 Cork 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 Cork 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 Cork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4912, Longitude: -80.3290 In this case, the coordinates for Cork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.556 degrees. |
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