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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Five Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Forks 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 Five Forks:
    • 37.280149, -77.294978
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Five Forks
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

We found 50 communities that share the name Five Forks.

There are sixteen communities within Virginia that are also named Five Forks.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Amelia County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Five Forks [Amelia County].
    • Amherst County
      • This Five Forks is located in Amherst County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Five Forks.
    • Bedford County
      • This Five Forks is located in Bedford County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Five Forks.
    • Carroll County
      • This Five Forks is located in Carroll County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Five Forks.
    • Chesterfield County
      • This Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Five Forks.
    • Dinwiddie County
      • This Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Five Forks.
    • Fairfax County
      • This Five Forks is located in Fairfax County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Five Forks.
    • Halifax County
      • This Five Forks is located in Halifax County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Five Forks.
    • James City County
      • This Five Forks is located in James City County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Five Forks.
    • Lunenburg County
      • This Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Five Forks.
    • Madison County
      • This Five Forks is located in Madison County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Five Forks.
    • Mecklenburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Five Forks [Mecklenburg County].
    • Nelson County
      • This Five Forks is located in Nelson County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Five Forks.
    • Patrick County
      • This Five Forks is located in Patrick County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Five Forks.
    • Prince Edward County
      • This Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Five Forks.
    • Rappahannock County
      • This Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Five Forks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Five Forks is located in DeKalb County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Five Forks.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Five Forks is located in Bartow County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Five Forks.
      • Clarke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Five Forks [Clarke County].
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Five Forks.
      • Thomas County
      • This Five Forks is located in Thomas County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Five Forks.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Five Forks is located in Lawrence County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Five Forks.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Five Forks is located in Winn Parish and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Five Forks.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Five Forks is located in Baltimore County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Five Forks.
      • Frederick County
      • This Five Forks is located in Frederick County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Five Forks.
      • Harford County
      • This Five Forks is located in Harford County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Five Forks.
    • North Carolina
      • Person County
      • This Five Forks is located in Person County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Five Forks.
      • Robeson County
      • This Five Forks is located in Robeson County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Five Forks.
      • Rowan County
      • This Five Forks is located in Rowan County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Five Forks.
      • Stokes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Five Forks [Stokes County].
      • Warren County
      • This Five Forks is located in Warren County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Five Forks.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Five Forks is located in Yadkin County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Five Forks.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Five Forks is located in Columbiana County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Five Forks.
      • Guernsey County
      • This Five Forks is located in Guernsey County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Five Forks.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Five Forks is located in Lawrence County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Five Forks.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Five Forks is located in Bedford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Five Forks.
      • Fayette County
      • This Five Forks is located in Fayette County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Five Forks.
      • Franklin County
      • This Five Forks is located in Franklin County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Five Forks.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Five Forks is located in Anderson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Five Forks.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Five Forks.
      • Dillon County
      • This Five Forks is located in Dillon County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Five Forks.
      • Greenville County
      • This Five Forks is located in Greenville County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Five Forks.
      • Marlboro County
      • This Five Forks is located in Marlboro County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Five Forks.
      • Pickens County
      • This Five Forks is located in Pickens County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Five Forks.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Five Forks is located in Decatur County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Five Forks.
      • Hardin County
      • This Five Forks is located in Hardin County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Five Forks.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Five Forks is located in Calhoun County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Five Forks.
      • Preston County
      • This Five Forks is located in Preston County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Five Forks.
      • Ritchie County
      • This Five Forks is located in Ritchie County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Five Forks.
      • Upshur County
      • This Five Forks is located in Upshur County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Five Forks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Forks ...

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.

  • Cedar Level
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
    • Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
  • Friend ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Friend is located in Prince George County
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jordans Point ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
    • Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
  • Meadowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchants Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
    • Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
  • Pine Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
    • Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
  • Prince George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
    • Prince George is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <5>
  • Rivers Edge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
    • Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
  • Screamersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Woodlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City

How Far From Five Forks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Five Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Five Forks to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2801, Longitude: -77.2950       In this case, the coordinates for Five Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Five Forks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Five Forks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.129 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.464 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.425 degrees.




 

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