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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 Baker Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baker Ford 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 Baker Ford:
- 36.376474, -91.561363
- 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 Baker 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Baker Ford is near Sharp County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon 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 Baker Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baker 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.
- Cherokee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Draft ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Draft is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draft
- French
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- French is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Hardy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mammoth Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Many Islands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Many Islands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
- Peach ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
- Saddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sellers Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sellers Store is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Store
How Far From Baker Ford 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 Baker Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baker Ford and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Baker Ford to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baker Ford 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 Baker Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3765, Longitude: -91.5614 In this case, the coordinates for Baker Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.843 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.754 degrees. |
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