Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Antioch 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 Antioch Fork:
  • 38.017635, -77.337758
  • 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 Antioch 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Antioch Fork is near King and Queen County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Antioch Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antioch 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.

• Bowling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
• Hard Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hard Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
• Hickory Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
• Hicks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Howards Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
• Kidds Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
• Loving Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
• Oak Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
• Penny Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
• Poorhouse Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
• Poplar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poplar is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Range Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Range Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
• Raymonds Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Antioch Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'