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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 Corwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corwin 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 Corwin:
    • 43.503312, -90.281516
    • 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 Corwin
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Corwin is near Sauk County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Corwin

Communities Also Named Corwin ...

We found nine communities that are also named Corwin.

Within Wisconsin, the name Corwin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline 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 Arkansas community of Corwin [Saline County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Corwin is located in Henry County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Corwin that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Corwin.
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Corwin [Tippecanoe County].
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Corwin is located in Harper County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Corwin that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Corwin.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren 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 Michigan community of Corwin [Van Buren County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Corwin [Eureka County].
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Corwin is located in Niagara County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the east of the Corwin that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Corwin.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Corwin is located in Warren County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Corwin that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Corwin.
    • Texas
      • Burnet 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 Texas community of Corwin [Burnet County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corwin ...

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.

  • Bloom City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bloom City is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Henrietta ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Henrietta is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Hill Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill Point is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
  • Hub City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
  • Ithaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ithaca is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Lime Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Neptune
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Neptune is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Rockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Corwin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Corwin and extending to:

  • Richland Center, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corwin to Richland Center, 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 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 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 Corwin 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Corwin, 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 Corwin 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 Corwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5033, Longitude: -90.2815       In this case, the coordinates for Corwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.216 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.589 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.449 degrees.