Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forktown:
  • 36.188666, -86.303325
  • 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 Forktown

• 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Forktown is near Sumner County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 Forktown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forktown ...

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.

• Cairo Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
• Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
• Flat Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hunters Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Hunters Point Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
• Josephine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Josephine is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Leeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leeville is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Major
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Major is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Maple Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Martha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martha is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Possum Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Shop Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
  • Spring Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Tater Peeler ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tater Peeler is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tater Peeler
  • Tuckers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Forktown to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'