Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Booth 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 Booth Fork:
  • 36.979317, -76.946905
  • 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 Booth 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Booth Fork is near Sussex County and also Southampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton 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 Booth Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booth 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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Berlin is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Berrymans Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrymans Corner is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrymans Corner
• Doles Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
• Dory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dory is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
• Moorings
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Moorings is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pulleys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
• Saddlers Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saddlers Crossroads is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlers Crossroads
• Seacock Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Seacock Corner is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacock Corner
• Sycamore Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore Crossroads is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Crossroads

How Far From Booth 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 Booth 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 Booth Fork and extending to:

• Surry, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Booth Fork to Surry, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'