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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 South Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Fork 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 South Fork:
    • 39.426001, -123.727236
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Fork
  • 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named South Fork ...

We found 22 communities that share the name South Fork.

There are four communities within California that are also named South Fork.

Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Butte 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 California community of South Fork [Butte County].
    • Humboldt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of South Fork [Humboldt County].
    • Madera County
      • This South Fork is located in Madera County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<3> to the east southeast of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of South Fork.
    • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of South Fork.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of South Fork [Fulton County].
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • This South Fork is located in Rio Grande County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of South Fork.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This South Fork is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of South Fork.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of South Fork [Breathitt County].
      • Jackson County
      • This South Fork is located in Jackson County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of South Fork.
      • Lincoln County
      • This South Fork is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of South Fork.
      • Powell County
      • This South Fork is located in Powell County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km] to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of South Fork.
    • Missouri
      • Howell County
      • This South Fork is located in Howell County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of South Fork.
    • Montana
      • Flathead 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 Montana community of South Fork [Flathead County].
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lewis and Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of South Fork.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of South Fork.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This South Fork is located in Forsyth County and lies 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of South Fork.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This South Fork is located in Cambria County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<3> to the east northeast of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of South Fork.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This South Fork lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This South Fork is located in Dyer County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<3> to the east of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of South Fork.
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of South Fork [Lake County].
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This South Fork is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of South Fork.
      • Jim Hogg County
      • This South Fork is located in Jim Hogg County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km] to the east southeast of the South Fork that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Hogg County community of South Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Fork ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Mendocino County
  • Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Mendocino County
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marble Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Place
    • Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Melbourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
  • Shake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
  • Soda Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Soda Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
  • Whiskey Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Springs
    • Whiskey Springs is located in Mendocino County

How Far From South Fork 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 South Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Fork to Ukiah, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,471 miles [3,976.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 South Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that South Fork could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4260, Longitude: -123.7272       In this case, the coordinates for South Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 South Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.474 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.756 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.979 degrees.




 

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