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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 Fork Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fork Junction 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 Fork Junction:
- 38.157320, -81.897071
- 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 Fork Junction
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Fork Junction is near Boone County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Fork Junction
Communities Also Named Fork Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Fork Junction.
Within West Virginia, the name Fork Junction is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Fork Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hocking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Fork Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fork Junction ...
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.
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Horse Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Layville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Ridgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Turtle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Fork Junction 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 Fork Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fork Junction and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fork Junction to Hamlin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fork Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fork Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fork Junction 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 Fork Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1573, Longitude: -81.8971 In this case, the coordinates for Fork Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.672 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.039 degrees. |
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