Foraker
in Dickenson County of Virginia, United States
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Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (42 mi) - Mercer County Airport (72 mi)
- Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (89 mi)
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (90 mi)
- Yeager Airport (102 mi)
- Hickory Regional Airport (111 mi)
- Asheville Regional Airport (113 mi)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (121 mi)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Dan Hall Mountain Resort (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Raven Rock Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Lake Bonaventure Country Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Willowbrook Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Lonesome Pine Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Mountain Public Golf Links (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Clear Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.076 and -82.489 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 4' 34" and W -82° 29' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:09 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:26 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -28.193 and 114.262 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Gregory - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Explore Foraker
Foraker in Dickenson County (Virginia) is a city in United States about 322 mi (or 519 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Foraker is now 05:09 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Foraker, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 103 mi (or 165 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Clintwood, Wise, Norton, Whitesburg and Pikeville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 9% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Pittston Coal strike
The Pittston Coal strike was a United States labor union action led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company, nationally headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston's termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners.
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