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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 Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forks 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 Forks:
- 47.951613, -124.385443
- 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 Forks
- 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
- Since Forks is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Forks
Communities Also Named Forks ...
We found ten communities that are also named Forks.
Within Washington, the name Forks is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Forks is located in Mendocino County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the south of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Forks.
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Forks is located in Estill County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the east of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Forks.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Forks is located in Somerset County and lies 2,531 miles [4,073.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Forks.
- New Brunswick
- This Forks lies 2,705 miles [4,353.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- New York
- Cattaraugus 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 New York community of Forks [Cattaraugus County].
- Erie County
- This Forks is located in Erie County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<1> to the east of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Forks.
- Ontario
- This Forks lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forks that is located in Clallam County.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Forks [Centre County].
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forks [Columbia County].
- Wyoming
- Crook 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 Wyoming community of Forks [Crook County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forks ...
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.
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Old Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Royal is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Royal
- Shadow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow
- Twin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Forks 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 city such as Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forks and extending to:
- Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forks to Port Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,414 miles [3,885 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forks 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Forks 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 Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9516, Longitude: -124.3854 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.093 degrees. |
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