Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Jacks Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacks Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jacks Fork

• 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 Jacks Fork:
  • 37.918747, -76.878853
  • 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 Jacks 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Jacks Fork is near Richmond County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Jacks Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacks 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.

• Dunnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <1>
• Germans Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Germans Corner is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Corner
• Island Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Island Farm is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Farm
• Jenkins Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins Landing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
• Kino
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kino is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
• Longist Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longist Forks is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
• Pauls Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
• Pigeon Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon Hill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
• Plant Patch Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plant Patch Ferry is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Patch Ferry
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

How Far From Jacks Fork 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 Jacks 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 Jacks Fork and extending to:

• Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Jacks Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'