Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Forker

• 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 Forker:
  • 39.719108, -93.186286
  • 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 Forker

• 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
  • Since Forker is near Chariton County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Forker

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forker ...

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.

• Corner Campbell School
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Corner Campbell School is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Campbell School
• Cream Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
• Fountain Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fountain Grove
  • From Forker to Fountain Grove
• Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Grantsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grantsville is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
• Harmony ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Indian Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
• Johnstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Little Compton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Compton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
• Meadville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadville is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
• Mike
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mike is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
• Newcomer ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Newcomer is located in Chariton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer

How Far From Forker 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 Forker to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Forker and extending to:

• Linneus, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Forker to Linneus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'