Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Screven Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Screven Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Screven Fork

• 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 Screven Fork:
  • 31.773269, -81.491221
  • 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 Screven 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Since Screven Fork is near McIntosh County and also Long County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Long 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 Screven Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Screven 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.

• Cherokee Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Garden Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
• Hidden Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
• Limerick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Limerick is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
• Live Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Martin Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
  • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
• Martins ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martins is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
• Retreat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Retreat is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Sandy Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Run is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Screven Fork to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Screven Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Screven Fork and extending to:

• Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Screven Fork to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'