Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sinking 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 Sinking Fork:
  • 36.933657, -87.599175
  • 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 Sinking 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Since Sinking Fork is near Trigg County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Sinking Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinking 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.

• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Empire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Era
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Era is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Fearsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fearsville is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
• Friendship
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fruit Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Gracey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gracey is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
• Kelly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kelly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Otter Pond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
• Peedee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Peedee is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
• Pleasant Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill

How Far From Sinking 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 Sinking 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 Sinking Fork and extending to:

• Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sinking Fork to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'