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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 Corley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corley 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 Corley:
- 39.080934, -79.987022
- 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 Corley
- 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 Corley is near Upshur County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Corley
Communities Also Named Corley ...
We found four communities that are also named Corley.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Corley.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Braxton County
- This Corley is located in Braxton County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Corley that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Corley.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Corley is located in Logan County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corley that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Corley.
- Iowa
- Shelby County
- This Corley is located in Shelby County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Corley that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Corley.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Corley is located in Bowie County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Corley that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Corley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corley ...
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.
- Boulder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Century Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Century Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
- Flora ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Mount Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swamp Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Valley Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Corley 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 Corley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corley and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Corley 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Corley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Corley 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 Corley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0809, Longitude: -79.9870 In this case, the coordinates for Corley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.906 degrees. |
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