Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Russell Fork:
  • 36.458968, -84.051868
  • 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 Russell 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Russell Fork is near Claiborne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Russell Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Russell 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.

• Boy ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boy is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
• Flat Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
• Fordtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordtown is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
• Highcliff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highcliff is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
• Hunter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Ivydell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivydell is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydell
• Little White Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
• Long Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hollow is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Peabody
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peabody is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Stinking Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
• Victory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

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

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Russell Fork to Jacksboro, 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'