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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 Fouke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fouke 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 Fouke:
- 32.627916, -95.274115
- 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 Fouke
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Fouke is near Smith County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Fouke
Communities Also Named Fouke ...
We found two communities that are also named Fouke.
Within Texas, the name Fouke is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Miller County
- This Fouke is located in Miller County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fouke that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Fouke.
- Mississippi
- Jasper 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 Mississippi community of Fouke [Jasper County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fouke ...
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.
- Angler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angler is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angler
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Hoard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoard is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
- Little Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Hope is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Pine Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Red Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Sand Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Flat is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Fouke 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 Fouke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fouke and extending to:
- Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fouke to Quitman, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fouke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fouke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fouke 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 Fouke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6279, Longitude: -95.2741 In this case, the coordinates for Fouke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.002 degrees. |
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