Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fork Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fork Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fork Mountain
- 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 Fork Mountain:
- 36.845694, -79.898926
- 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 Fork Mountain
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Fork Mountain is near Henry County and also Martinsville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for Martinsville 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fork Mountain ...
We found three communities that share the name Fork Mountain.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Fork Mountain.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Botetourt County
- This Fork Mountain is located in Botetourt County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fork Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Fork Mountain.
- Botetourt County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fork Mountain [Macon County].
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Fork Mountain is located in Anderson County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fork Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Fork Mountain.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fork Mountain ...
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.
- Blackberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
- Figsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hay Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
- Henry Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Jones Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
- Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Rock Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Stanleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
- Stanleytown is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <4>
How Far From Fork Mountain 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 Fork Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fork Mountain and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fork Mountain to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fork Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fork Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fork Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8457, Longitude: -79.8989 In this case, the coordinates for Fork Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fork Mountain 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fork Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.657 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.143 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.624 degrees. |