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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Four Forks:
    • 31.628221, -91.127607
    • 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 Four Forks
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Four Forks is near Franklin County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Four Forks

Communities Also Named Four Forks ...

We found six communities that are also named Four Forks.

Within Mississippi, the name Four Forks is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This Four Forks is located in Lee County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the north of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Four Forks.
      • Woodruff County
      • This Four Forks is located in Woodruff County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Four Forks.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Four Forks is located in Caddo Parish and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Four Forks.
      • Richland Parish
      • This Four Forks is located in Richland Parish and lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northwest of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of Four Forks.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This Four Forks is located in Eddy County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Four Forks.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Four Forks is located in Nelson County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Forks that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Four Forks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Forks ...

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.

  • Cadillac
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cadillac is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
  • Cannonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Elmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
  • Kirby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Leesdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leesdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
  • Malcolm ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Malcolm is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Pine Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Uniontown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • White Apple
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Forks and extending to:

  • Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Four Forks to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 4 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Four Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Four Forks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6282, Longitude: -91.1276       In this case, the coordinates for Four Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.154 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.907 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.387 degrees.