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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 Cornwallis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornwallis 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 Cornwallis:
- 39.224359, -81.122715
- 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 Cornwallis
- 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- Since Cornwallis is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Cornwallis
Communities Also Named Cornwallis ...
We found one communities that are also named Cornwallis.
Within West Virginia, the name Cornwallis is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Cornwallis in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Cornwallis lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cornwallis that is located in Ritchie County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornwallis ...
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.
- Admiral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Admiral is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- League
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Low Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Pew Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
- Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Six Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
- Star Settlement ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement
How Far From Cornwallis 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 Cornwallis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornwallis and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cornwallis to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornwallis) 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 Cornwallis 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 Cornwallis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2244, Longitude: -81.1227 In this case, the coordinates for Cornwallis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.329 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.264 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.353 degrees. |
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