Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Osborne 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 Osborne Fork:
  • 37.345539, -82.651507
  • 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 Osborne 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Osborne Fork is near Floyd County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Osborne Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborne 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.

• Bear Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Fork
• Beaver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beaver is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Big Card
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Card is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Card
• Harley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
• Indian Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indian Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Jacks Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jacks Creek is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
• Lower Long Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lower Long Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Long Fork
• Marshall Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Branch
• Melvin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Melvin is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Turkey Pen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Turkey Pen is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen

How Far From Osborne 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 Osborne 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 Osborne Fork and extending to:

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Osborne Fork to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'