Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tar 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 Tar Fork:
  • 37.720670, -86.601757
  • 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 Tar 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Since Tar Fork is near Hancock County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Tar Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tar 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.

• Cave Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Codyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Codyville is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
• Dukes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Falling Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
• Falls-of-Rough
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <1>
• Fordsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fordsville
  • From Tar Fork to Fordsville
• Glen Dean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Dean
  • From Tar Fork to Glen Dean
• Herbert
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Herbert is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Hickory Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Kingswood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kingswood is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Rockvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
• Roseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Roseville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sunny Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Corner

How Far From Tar Fork to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tar Fork and extending to:

• Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tar Fork to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'