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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 Piney Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Fork 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 Piney Fork:
    • 36.445971, -79.776702
    • 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 Piney 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Piney Fork is near Henry County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Piney Fork

Communities Also Named Piney Fork ...

We found three communities that are also named Piney Fork.

Within North Carolina, the name Piney Fork is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Crittenden County
      • This Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west of the Piney Fork that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Piney Fork.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north of the Piney Fork that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piney Fork.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north of the Piney Fork that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Piney Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney 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.

  • Bearslide
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
  • College Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
  • Dan River
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Green Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Homestead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leaksville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Spray ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spray is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Piney Fork to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Piney Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Piney 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 Piney Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4460, Longitude: -79.7767       In this case, the coordinates for Piney Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.705 degrees.