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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forkland
- 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:
- 37.552573, -84.979957
- 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 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 Boyle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boyle County
- Since Forkland is near Marion County and also Casey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Casey 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 Forkland ...
We found three communities that share the name Forkland.
Within Kentucky, the name Forkland is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Virginia
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.
- Butchertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Craintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Deep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Mercer County
- Gravel Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jacktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <4>
- Poplar Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Washington County
- Texas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 community 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:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Boyle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forkland to Danville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5526, Longitude: -84.9800 In this case, the coordinates for Forkland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forkland 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 312.716 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.748 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.553 degrees. |