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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 Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fork 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 Fork:
- 34.288141, -79.275265
- 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 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 Dillon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Since Fork is near Marion County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Fork
Communities Also Named Fork ...
We found six communities that are also named Fork.
Within South Carolina, the name Fork is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison 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 Alabama community of Fork [Madison County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Fork is located in Baltimore County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fork that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Fork.
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Fork [Antrim County].
- Mecosta 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 Michigan community of Fork [Mecosta County].
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- This Fork is located in Davie County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fork that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Fork.
- Pamlico 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 North Carolina community of Fork [Pamlico County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- High Hill Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- May Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- Oliver Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
- Spring Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Branch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Squires is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Temperance Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hill
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Fork 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 Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fork and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Dillon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fork to Dillon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fork 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fork) 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 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 Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2881, Longitude: -79.2753 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.395 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.188 degrees. |
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