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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 Forkland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forkland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forkland:
    • 32.648310, -87.883559
    • 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 Forkland
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Forkland is near Sumter County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Forkland

Communities Also Named Forkland ...

We found three communities that are also named Forkland.

Within Alabama, the name Forkland is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Forkland is located in Boyle County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forkland that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Forkland.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Forkland is located in Washington County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forkland that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forkland.
    • Virginia
      • Nottoway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forkland [Nottoway County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forkland ...

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.

  • Baptist Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
  • Birdeye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdeye is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
  • Braggville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Braggville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glovers Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
  • Hall Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall Creek is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Creek
  • Hillman Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
  • Lock Five
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lock Five is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Five
  • Merryweathers Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
  • Rockcut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
  • Rocky Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Roe Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
  • Shortleaf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shortleaf is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortleaf
  • Thornhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornhill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Forkland 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 town such as Forkland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forkland and extending to:

  • Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Forkland to Eutaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Forkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Forkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Forkland 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 Forkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6483, Longitude: -87.8836    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.267 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.851 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.906 degrees.