Caswell County
Seen to fall in 1810 in the United States · 1.4 kg recovered · Ordinary chondrite
Caswell County is the second-earliest of the 146 falls recorded in the United States. It is the earliest of the 18 Ordinary chondrite falls.
- Recorded position
- 36.500° N, 79.250° W
The map is centred on Caswell County. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Caswell County is Forksville, 109 km to the east. Within 250 km lie eight other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forksville | 1924 | L6 | 6.1 kg | 109 km east |
| 2 | Castalia | 1874 | H5 | 7.3 kg | 116 km south-east |
| 3 | Moore County | 1913 | Eucrite-cm | 1.9 kg | 121 km south |
| 4 | Cross Roads | 1892 | H5 | 167 g | 139 km south-east |
| 5 | Monroe | 1849 | H4 | 8.6 kg | 179 km south-west |
| 6 | Farmville | 1934 | H4 | 56 kg | 187 km south-east |
What Ordinary chondrite means
Ordinary chondrite is the label for an ordinary chondrite without an assigned chemical group or type. By recovered mass Caswell County ranks fifth of the 18 Ordinary chondrite falls. The nearest other Ordinary chondrite fall is Ferguson in the United States, 199 km away. In date order among Ordinary chondrite falls, the one after is Tounkin (1824, Russia).
Caswell County in the United States’s record
By recovered mass Caswell County comes 89th of 146 there. The fall recorded before Caswell County in the United States is Weston (1807); the next is Nobleborough (1823).
The 1810s
Caswell County is one of 24 falls dated to the 1810s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1810: Charsonville in France, Mooresfort in Ireland.