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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 Corder Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corder Crossing 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 Corder Crossing:
- 39.193707, -80.053414
- 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 Corder Crossing
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Corder Crossing is near Taylor County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Corder Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corder Crossing ...
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.
- Bear Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
- Cecil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cove Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Run is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
- Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elliotsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moatsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Corder Crossing 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 Corder Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corder Crossing and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Corder Crossing to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corder Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corder Crossing 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 Corder Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1937, Longitude: -80.0534 In this case, the coordinates for Corder Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.896 degrees. |
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