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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:
    • 41.97554, -111.947601
    • 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 Cornish
  • 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

Communities Also Named Cornish ...

We found nine communities that share the name Cornish.

Within Utah, the name Cornish is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Cornish is located in Weld County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cornish that is located in Cache 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 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornish that is located in Cache 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 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cornish that is located in Cache 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 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornish that is located in Cache 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 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cornish that is located in Cache 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 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cornish that is located in Cache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cornish.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Cornish is located in Fayette County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east of the Cornish that is located in Cache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette 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.

  • Beaverdam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cache
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cherryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Cache County
  • Egypt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Franklin County (ID)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Plymouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quigley Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
    • Quigley Crossing is located in Cache County
  • Silver Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
    • Silver Star is located in Franklin County (ID)

How Far From Cornish to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town 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:

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Cache County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cornish to Logan, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9755, Longitude: -111.9476    
<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 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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.078 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.771 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.705 degrees.









 

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