Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fortune 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 Fortune Fork:
  • 32.359312, -91.125943
  • 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 Fortune 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Madison Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Since Fortune Fork is near Tensas Parish and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Fortune Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortune 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.

• Cedars
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedars is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Delta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Duck Port ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
• Eagle Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Bend is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
• Hurricane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Jetts
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jetts is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
• Jonestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jonestown is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• King
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • King is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Kings Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kings Ferry is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
• Long Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Long Lake is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Peelers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Peelers is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peelers
• Stout
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Sweets Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry

How Far From Fortune 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 Fortune 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 Fortune Fork and extending to:

• Tallulah, which is the Seat of Madison Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fortune Fork to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,502 miles [12,073.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'