|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fulks Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fulks Run 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 Fulks Run:
- 38.660142, -78.905853
- 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 Fulks Run
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Fulks Run is near Shenandoah County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Fulks Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulks Run ...
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.
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Green Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Honeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Honeyville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Lacey Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Singers Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sparkling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
- Tenth Legion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Timberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yankeetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Fulks Run 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 Fulks Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fulks Run and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fulks Run to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 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 '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- Fulks Run) 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 Fulks Run 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 Fulks Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6601, Longitude: -78.9059 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.592 degrees. |
|
|