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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 Ikes Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ikes Fork and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ikes Fork:
    • 37.522055, -81.804281
    • 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 Ikes 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
    • Since Ikes Fork is near McDowell County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Ikes Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ikes 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.

  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Apple Grove is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Big Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Cub City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
  • Hull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hull is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Johnnycake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Johnnycake is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnycake
  • Justice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Long Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Longpole
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Longpole is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longpole
  • Marytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marytown is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Panther
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Panther is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Sandy Huff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Huff is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Huff
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Union City is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • War Eagle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • War Eagle is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
    • Wyoming City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City

How Far From Ikes Fork 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 community such as Ikes 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 Ikes Fork and extending to:

  • Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ikes Fork to Pineville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ikes Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ikes Fork 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 Ikes Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5221, Longitude: -81.8043       In this case, the coordinates for Ikes Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.778 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.524 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.198 degrees.