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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fork Junction
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fork Junction ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Ohio
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- East ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Horse Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horse Creek Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
- Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
- Irene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Layville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ridgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Turtle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
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<5> beginning in Fork Junction and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fork Junction to Hamlin, with an average speed<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fork Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fork Junction) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.825 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.672 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.039 degrees. |