Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kellogs 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 Kellogs Fork:
  • 36.455987, -76.604951
  • 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 Kellogs 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
  • Since Kellogs Fork is near Chowan County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Kellogs Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellogs 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.

• Flat Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Branch is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Folly Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Folly Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
• Greens Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork
• Hobbsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
• Holly Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Grove is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Joppa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joppa is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Keys Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
• Mitchells Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
• Muddy Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
• Peach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Sandy Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Savage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Savage is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Silver Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Trotville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trotville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville

How Far From Kellogs 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 Kellogs Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kellogs Fork to Gatesville, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'