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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 Cora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cora 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 Cora:
    • 37.834270, -82.026515
    • 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 Cora
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Cora is near Mingo County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Cora

Communities Also Named Cora ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Cora.

Within West Virginia, the name Cora is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Santa Rosa 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 Florida community of Cora [Santa Rosa County].
    • Georgia
      • Newton 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 Georgia community of Cora [Newton County].
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • This Cora is located in Latah County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Cora.
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • This Cora is located in Jackson County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the west of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cora.
      • Sangamon 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 Illinois community of Cora [Sangamon County].
    • Iowa
      • Pocahontas 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 Iowa community of Cora [Pocahontas County].
    • Kansas
      • Smith County
      • This Cora is located in Smith County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Cora.
    • Kentucky
      • Anderson 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 Kentucky community of Cora [Anderson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • This Cora is located in Iberville Parish and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Cora.
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Cora is located in Vernon Parish and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the west southwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Cora.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cora is located in Sullivan County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cora.
    • Montana
      • Cascade 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 Montana community of Cora [Cascade County].
    • Ohio
      • Gallia County
      • This Cora is located in Gallia County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Cora.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woods County
      • This Cora is located in Woods County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the west of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Cora.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Cora [Huntingdon County].
    • Texas
      • Comanche County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Comanche County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Cora.
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • This Cora is located in Lewis County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Cora.
    • Wyoming
      • Sublette County
      • This Cora is located in Sublette County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cora that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Cora.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cora ...

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.

  • Black Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Dog Patch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
  • Frogtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Frogtown is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Hedgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Monitor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Monitor is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Ridgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Trace Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Trace Junction is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Cora to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 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 Cora 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cora) 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 Cora, 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 Cora 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 Cora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8343, Longitude: -82.0265       In this case, the coordinates for Cora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.908 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.719 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees.