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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 Corliss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corliss 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 Corliss:
- 40.453958, -80.065055
- 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 Corliss
- 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 Corliss 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 Corliss
Communities Also Named Corliss ...
We found five communities that are also named Corliss.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Corliss is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Johnson 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 Kansas community of Corliss [Johnson County].
- Quebec
- This Corliss lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Corliss that is located in Allegheny County.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Corliss is located in Fayette County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Corliss that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Corliss.
- Wisconsin
- Marinette 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 Wisconsin community of Corliss [Marinette County].
- Racine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Corliss [Racine County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corliss ...
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.
- City View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fineview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gayly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivory Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Marshall Shadeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Rook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Windgap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Corliss 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 Corliss to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corliss and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Corliss to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 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 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 Corliss 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> | 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- Corliss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corliss 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 Corliss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4540, Longitude: -80.0651 In this case, the coordinates for Corliss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.451 degrees. |
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