Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forkners Hill:
  • 37.472822, -92.909067
  • 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 Forkners Hill

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Forkners Hill is near Dallas County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Forkners Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forkners Hill ...

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.

• Bracken
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
• Charity ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charity is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
• Cross Way
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Way is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Way
• Elkland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elkland is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
• Limekiln Ford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limekiln Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln Ford
• Long Lane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
• March
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • March is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
• Olive
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Olive is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Susanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Susanna is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanna

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

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

• Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Forkners Hill to Marshfield, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'