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 West Corinth:
44.041901, -72.335866
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.
We found two communities that share the name West Corinth.
Within Vermont, the name West Corinth is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Penobscot County
This West Corinth is located in Penobscot County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Corinth that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of West Corinth.
Mississippi
Alcorn County
This West Corinth is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Corinth that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of West Corinth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Corinth ...
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.
Brimstone Corner (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 West Corinth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Corinth and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from West Corinth to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Corinth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Corinth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0419, Longitude: -72.3359
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 West Corinth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.499 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.443 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.298 degrees.