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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 Five Mile Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Mile Fork 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 Five Mile Fork:
- 38.290129, -77.553320
- 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 Five Mile 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Since Five Mile Fork is near Stafford County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- 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 Five Mile Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Mile 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.
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Chancellor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Chancellorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chancellorsville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellorsville
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cottage Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Green is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Green
- England Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- England Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
- English Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- English Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Fall Run Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Fourmile Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Fork
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazel Grove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Hazel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Heartland Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- High School Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Holly Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
- Locust Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Mine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Old Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Banks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
- Peach Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Scenic Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerset Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Five Mile 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 Five Mile 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 Five Mile Fork and extending to:
- Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Five Mile Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two 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 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Five Mile Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mile 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 Five Mile Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2901, Longitude: -77.5533 In this case, the coordinates for Five Mile Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.159 degrees. |
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