Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Six Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Forks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Six Forks
- 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 Six Forks:
- 34.592112, -77.886373
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Six 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pender County
- Since Six Forks is near Duplin County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Onslow 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Six Forks ...
We found two communities that share the name Six Forks.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Six Forks.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Six Forks in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Six 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.
- Highsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Little Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kelly
- Little Kelly is located in Pender County
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Rocky Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Pender County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <4>
- Shaken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Shelter Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Neck
- Shelter Neck is located in Pender County
- Stag Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Twin Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - White Stocking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stocking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stocking
- White Stocking is located in Pender County
How Far From Six Forks 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 Six Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Forks and extending to:
- Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Six Forks to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pender County: www.pender-county.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Six Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5921, Longitude: -77.8864 In this case, the coordinates for Six Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Six Forks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.553 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.578 degrees. |