Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forty Forks:
  • 35.293692, -88.582270
  • 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 Forty 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 McNairy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
  • Since Forty Forks is near Chester County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Forty Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forty 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.

• Beauty Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauty Hill is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill
• Finger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Finger is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <1>
• Good Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hope is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Hickory Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Hickory Flats
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Flats is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
• Leapwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leapwood is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
• Montezuma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Montezuma is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Purdy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdy is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Rose Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
• Sweet Lips
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Forty Forks and extending to:

• Selmer, which is the Seat of McNairy County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Forty Forks to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'