Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corbin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corbin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Corbin
- 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 Corbin:
- 39.309242, -81.347340
- 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 Corbin
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Corbin is near Pleasants County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Corbin ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Corbin.
Within West Virginia, the name Corbin is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Corbin lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Corbin that is located in Wood County.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Corbin [Montgomery County].
- Sumner County
- This Corbin is located in Sumner County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west of the Corbin that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Corbin.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Corbin lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corbin that is located in Wood County.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corbin ...
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.
- Cluster
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cornerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Deerwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Horseneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Liberty Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
- Oil Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
- Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Schultz
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tallyho
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Willow Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Yankeeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Sandhill
How Far From Corbin 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 Corbin 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 Corbin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Corbin and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corbin to Parkersburg, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Corbin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3092, Longitude: -81.3473 In this case, the coordinates for Corbin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Corbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Corbin 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Corbin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.424 degrees. |