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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 Cornish, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornish 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 Cornish:
    • 39.757577, -79.825609
    • 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 Cornish
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Cornish is near Monongalia County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Cornish

Communities Also Named Cornish ...

We found nine communities that are also named Cornish.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Cornish is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Cornish is located in Weld County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the west of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Cornish.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland 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 Maine community of Cornish [Cumberland County].
      • York County
      • This Cornish is located in York County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cornish.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Cornish is located in Lafayette County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Cornish.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cornish is located in Sullivan County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cornish.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Cornish is located in Warren County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Cornish.
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Cornish.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cornish is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cornish.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Cornish is located in Cache County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cornish that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Cornish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornish ...

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.

  • Cheat Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
  • Crystal
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crystal is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Friendship Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Glassworks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glassworks is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
  • Greystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greystone is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Locust Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Old Frame
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
  • Outcrop
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
  • Ruble Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
  • Smiley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smiley is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Sprucetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stewartstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Sunset Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Woodside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • York Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • York Run is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
    • York Run Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornish and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cornish to Uniontown, 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornish) 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 Cornish 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cornish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cornish 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 Cornish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7576, Longitude: -79.8256       In this case, the coordinates for Cornish have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.515 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.418 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.596 degrees.