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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 Cornstalk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornstalk 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 Cornstalk:
- 37.946230, -80.529525
- 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 Cornstalk
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Cornstalk is near Nicholas County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Cornstalk
Communities Also Named Cornstalk ...
We found one communities that are also named Cornstalk.
Within West Virginia, the name Cornstalk is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Cornstalk in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Cornstalk is located in Greene County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cornstalk that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cornstalk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornstalk ...
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.
- Blue Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Duo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Farmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Friars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Rock Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
- Rolling Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sunlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Trout
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trout is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Walnut Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Cornstalk 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 Cornstalk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornstalk and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cornstalk to Lewisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cornstalk) 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 Cornstalk 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 Cornstalk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9462, Longitude: -80.5295 In this case, the coordinates for Cornstalk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.524 degrees. |
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