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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 Forksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forksville 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 Forksville:
- 36.752366, -78.046108
- 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 Forksville
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Forksville is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Forksville
Communities Also Named Forksville ...
We found two communities that are also named Forksville.
Within Virginia, the name Forksville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forksville that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forksville.
- Pennsylvania
- Sullivan County
- This Forksville is located in Sullivan County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forksville that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Forksville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forksville ...
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.
- Brokenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Diamond Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Dockery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Gills Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
- Hicks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merchant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merchant is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
- Opie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Price Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
- Stones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
- Whittles Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill
How Far From Forksville 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 Forksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forksville and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forksville to Boydton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forksville 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 Forksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7524, Longitude: -78.0461 In this case, the coordinates for Forksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.912 degrees. |
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