Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Fork:
  • 42.702250, -109.714974
  • 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 New 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 Sublette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sublette 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Big Piney
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
  • Big Piney is located in Sublette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Piney <1>
• Big Sandy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Boulder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <1>
• Daniel
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Daniel is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniel <1>
• Daniel Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Junction
  • Daniel Junction is located in Sublette County
• Elkhorn Junction
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Junction
  • Elkhorn Junction is located in Sublette County

How Far From New 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 New Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of New Fork once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in New Fork and extending to:

• Pinedale, which is the Seat of Sublette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Fork to Pinedale, with an average speed<5> 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.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/