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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 Laurel Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Fork 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 Laurel Fork:
- 38.689267, -80.674818
- 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 Laurel 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Laurel Fork is near Webster County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Laurel Fork
Communities Also Named Laurel Fork ...
We found two communities that are also named Laurel Fork.
Within West Virginia, the name Laurel Fork is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Laurel Fork is located in Carter County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Laurel Fork that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Laurel Fork.
- Virginia
- Carroll County
- This Laurel Fork is located in Carroll County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south of the Laurel Fork that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Laurel Fork.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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.
- Bakers Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Bison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bison is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonnie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Exchange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Little Otter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Lloydsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- McNutt
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Tesla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tesla is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Thrash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thrash is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash
How Far From Laurel 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 Laurel Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Fork and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Fork to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laurel 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 Laurel Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6893, Longitude: -80.6748 In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.339 degrees. |
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