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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 Fountain Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Fork and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fountain Fork:
- 35.907102, -77.371356
- 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 Fountain 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Fountain Fork is near Martin County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Fountain Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain 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.
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Gold Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hobgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Hope Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Mayos Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Crossroads
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mount Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Princeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Speed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
How Far From Fountain Fork 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 Fountain 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 Fountain Fork and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Fork to Tarboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fountain Fork 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 Fountain Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9071, Longitude: -77.3714 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.943 degrees. |
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