Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East 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 East Fork:
- 31.203231, -90.668434
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Since East Fork is near Pike County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named East Fork ...
We found eight communities that share the name East Fork.
Within Mississippi, the name East Fork is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This East Fork lies 3,807 miles [6,126.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the East Fork that is located in Amite County.
- Arizona
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- This East Fork is located in Bath County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Fork that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of East Fork.
- Metcalfe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of East Fork [Metcalfe County].
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Bear Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Busy Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Busy Corner is located in Amite County
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Lincoln County
- Compromise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compromise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compromise
- Compromise is located in Amite County
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Amite County
- Gillsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hustler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Irene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Terrys Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek
- Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
- Zion Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville
How Far From East Fork to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Fork and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from East Fork to Jackson, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2032, Longitude: -90.6684 In this case, the coordinates for East Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that East Fork could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from East Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.826 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.467 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.266 degrees. |