Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wilson 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 Wilson Fork:
  • 36.561532, -78.306385
  • 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 Wilson 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Wilson Fork is near Warren County and also Vance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance 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 Wilson Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson 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.

• Antlers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Baskerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
• Bullocksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bullocksville is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Elamtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
• Gills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Ponderosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Presbyterian Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
• Redlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
• Roberts Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
• Rose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Townsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsville is located in Granville County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsville <1>

How Far From Wilson Fork to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilson 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 Wilson Fork and extending to:

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilson Fork to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'