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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 Rocky Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky 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 Rocky Fork:
- 35.926453, -86.585273
- 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 Rocky 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Rocky Fork is near Davidson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Rocky Fork
Communities Also Named Rocky Fork ...
We found three communities that are also named Rocky Fork.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Rocky Fork.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Unicoi County
- This Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rocky Fork that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of Rocky Fork.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Rocky Fork is located in Licking County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocky Fork that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Rocky Fork.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocky Fork that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Rocky Fork.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky 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.
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Foxland Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Little Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Loafers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
- Marathon Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Neal Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rocksprings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
- Shadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Rocky Fork 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 Rocky Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Fork and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Fork to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rocky 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 Rocky Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9265, Longitude: -86.5853 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.666 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.61 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.662 degrees. |
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