South Fork (Saskatchewan) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named South Fork ...

We found 22 communities that share the name South Fork.

Within Saskatchewan, the name South Fork is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Fulton 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 Arkansas community of South Fork [Fulton County].
- California
  - Butte County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of South Fork [Butte County].
  - Humboldt 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 California community of South Fork [Humboldt County].
  - Madera County
  - This South Fork is located in Madera County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<3> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of South Fork.
  - Mendocino County
  - This South Fork is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of South Fork.
  - Shasta County
  - This community is historic and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of South Fork.
- Colorado
  - Rio Grande County
  - This South Fork is located in Rio Grande County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<3> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of South Fork.
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - This South Fork is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<3> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of South Fork.
- Kentucky
  - Breathitt 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 Kentucky community of South Fork [Breathitt County].
  - Jackson County
  - This South Fork is located in Jackson County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of South Fork.
  - Lincoln County
  - This South Fork is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of South Fork.
  - Powell County
  - This South Fork is located in Powell County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of South Fork.
- Missouri
  - Howell County
  - This South Fork is located in Howell County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<3> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of South Fork.
- Montana
  - Flathead County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of South Fork [Flathead County].
  - Lewis and Clark County
  - This community is historic and although located in Lewis and Clark County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of South Fork.
- Nevada
  - Elko County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of South Fork.
- North Carolina
  - Forsyth County
  - This South Fork is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<3> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of South Fork.
- Pennsylvania
  - Cambria County
  - This South Fork is located in Cambria County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of South Fork.
- Tennessee
  - Dyer County
  - This South Fork is located in Dyer County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<3> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of South Fork.
  - Lake 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 Tennessee community of South Fork [Lake County].
- Texas
  - Hidalgo County
  - This South Fork is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<3> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of South Fork.
  - Jim Hogg County
  - This South Fork is located in Jim Hogg County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km] to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Hogg County community of South Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

Climax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
Frontier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
Ravenscrag
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscrag
Scotsguard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsguard
Skull Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skull Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Creek

How Far From South Fork to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Fork to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Fork and extending to:

Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from South Fork to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

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 South 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 . 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>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6000, Longitude: -108.7167
<4>	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.
<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 South Fork 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 329.951 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.00 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.752 degrees.