Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aeiker Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aeiker Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aeiker Ford
- 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 Aeiker Ford:
- 38.378940, -91.072922
- 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 Aeiker Ford
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Aeiker Ford is near Washington County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Aeiker Ford ...
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.
- Benson Tourist City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson Tourist City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Fourmile Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Greenstreet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Noser Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noser Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
- Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
- Peters Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
- Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
- Piney Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
- Piney Park is located in Franklin County
- Plum Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Twin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Franklin County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
How Far From Aeiker Ford 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 Aeiker Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aeiker Ford and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Aeiker Ford to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aeiker Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Aeiker Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aeiker Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3789, Longitude: -91.0729 In this case, the coordinates for Aeiker Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Aeiker Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.116 degrees. |