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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 Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forks 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 Forks:
- 42.903947, -78.754198
- 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 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Forks is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Forks
Communities Also Named Forks ...
We found ten communities that are also named Forks.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Forks.
Beyond New York, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Cattaraugus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Forks [Cattaraugus County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Forks is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<2> to the west of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Forks.
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Forks is located in Estill County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Forks.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Forks is located in Somerset County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Forks.
- New Brunswick
- This Forks lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- Ontario
- This Forks lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forks [Centre County].
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forks [Columbia County].
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This Forks is located in Clallam County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Forks that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Forks.
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Forks [Crook County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Green Acres Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
- Harris Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Soldiers Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Brook Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Town Line Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Town Line Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodstream Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
How Far From Forks 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 Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forks and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Forks to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Forks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Forks 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 Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9039, Longitude: -78.7542 In this case, the coordinates for Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.92 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.892 degrees. |
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