Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry 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 Dry Fork:
- 37.388024, -84.137862
- 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 Dry 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Dry Fork is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Dry Fork ...
We found nine communities that share the name Dry Fork.
There are three communities within Kentucky that are also named Dry Fork.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Barren County
- Lawrence County
- Although located in Lawrence County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Dry Fork.
- Pike County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dry Fork that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Dry Fork.
- Smyth County
- This Dry Fork is located in Smyth County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast of the Dry Fork that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Dry Fork.
- Wise County
- This Dry Fork is located in Wise County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast of the Dry Fork that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Dry Fork.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry 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.
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Clover Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Cooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cruise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cruise Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruise Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
- Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hummel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Loam
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Peoples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rice Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandgap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
- Sinks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Symbol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Threelinks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threelinks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks
- Threelinks is located in Jackson County
- Upper Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
- Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
- Sandgap
How Far From Dry 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 Dry Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dry Fork and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Dry Fork to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dry Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3880, Longitude: -84.1379 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dry 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> | 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 Dry Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dry Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.233 degrees. |