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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 McCorkle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCorkle 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 McCorkle:
- 38.215930, -81.835960
- 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 McCorkle
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since McCorkle is near Boone County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 McCorkle
Communities Also Named McCorkle ...
We found two communities that are also named McCorkle.
Within West Virginia, the name McCorkle is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of McCorkle [Marengo County].
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This McCorkle is located in Scott County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the south southwest of the McCorkle that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of McCorkle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCorkle ...
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.
- East ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Fork Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Junction
- Forks of Coal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Coal is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Coal
- Horse Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irene
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irene is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Layville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rumble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Tornado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
How Far From McCorkle 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 McCorkle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCorkle and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCorkle to Hamlin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McCorkle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCorkle) 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 McCorkle 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 McCorkle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2159, Longitude: -81.8360 In this case, the coordinates for McCorkle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.994 degrees. |
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