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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 Farmers Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmers Fork and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Farmers Fork:
    • 38.061245, -77.106085
    • 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 Farmers 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Farmers Fork is near Caroline County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Farmers Fork

Communities Also Named Farmers Fork ...

We found one communities that are also named Farmers Fork.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Farmers Fork.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Richmond County
      • This Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east of the Farmers Fork that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Farmers Fork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers 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.

  • Central Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Chance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chance is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Daniel Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
  • Goldmans Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
  • Hickory Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
  • Hustle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hustle is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
  • Iraville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Iraville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraville
  • Jones Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Liberty Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
  • Lloyds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Martins Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmers Fork and extending to:

  • Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers Fork to Tappahannock, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers 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 Farmers 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 Farmers Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0612, Longitude: -77.1061       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.98 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.413 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.061 degrees.