Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Middle Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middle Fork
- 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 Middle Fork:
- 38.358435, -81.322615
- 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 Middle 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Middle Fork is near Clay County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Middle Fork ...
We found seven communities that share the name Middle Fork.
There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Middle Fork.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Barbour County
- This Middle Fork is located in Barbour County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Middle Fork that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Middle Fork.
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Middle Fork [Randolph County].
- Barbour County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Middle Fork [Shasta County].
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Middle Fork is located in Elliott County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west of the Middle Fork that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Middle Fork.
- Morgan County
- This Middle Fork is located in Morgan County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest of the Middle Fork that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Middle Fork.
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Middle Fork is located in Transylvania County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Middle Fork that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Middle Fork.
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Middle Fork is located in Henderson County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Middle Fork that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Middle Fork.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle 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.
- Acup
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Falling Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Fivemile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Heatherman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
- Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Clay County
- Kelly Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Hill
- Kelly Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Mammoth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pond Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pond Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Queen Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
- Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
- Quick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Reamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Spangler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Three Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Pond Gap
How Far From Middle Fork to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Middle Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middle Fork and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Fork to Charleston, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middle Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Middle Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middle Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3584, Longitude: -81.3226 In this case, the coordinates for Middle Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Middle Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Middle Fork 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Middle Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.473 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.30 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.727 degrees. |