Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Washington 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 Washington Forks:
  • 35.142382, -77.104117
  • 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 Washington 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
  • Since Washington Forks is near Jones County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Washington Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington 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.

• Chip
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chip is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chip
• Clark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clark is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Craven Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
• Cypress Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Holly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• James City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • James City is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• River Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Snug Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Spring Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

How Far From Washington 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 Washington Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Forks to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'