Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bob White 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 Bob White Fork:
  • 36.193770, -76.207988
  • 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 Bob White 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
  • Since Bob White Fork is near Perquimans County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Bob White Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bob White 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.

• Brite Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
• Elizabeth City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <1>
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
• Forest Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Frog Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
• Glen Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen Cove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Hickory Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Jethro Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Listers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Listers Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Corner
• Lumber Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poolville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Rabbit Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
• Rosewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

How Far From Bob White 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 Bob White 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 Bob White Fork and extending to:

• Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bob White Fork to Raleigh, 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 192 miles [309 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'