Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blackfork Junction

• 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 Blackfork Junction:
  • 38.859744, -82.600733
  • 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 Blackfork Junction

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Blackfork Junction is near Lawrence County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Blackfork Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackfork Junction ...

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.

• Bloom Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
• Centerpoint
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Clay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clay is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Firebrick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Four Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Four Mile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Grahamsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
• Horeb
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Horeb is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
• Keystone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Keystone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Kitchen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kitchen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Limestone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Mabee Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
• Madland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madland is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
• Olive Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace

How Far From Blackfork Junction 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 Blackfork Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blackfork Junction to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'