Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baldwin Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwin Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baldwin 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 Baldwin Ford:
- 37.345602, -87.821402
- 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 Baldwin 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Baldwin Ford is near Webster County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Baldwin Ford ...
We found one communities that share the name Baldwin Ford.
Within Kentucky, the name Baldwin Ford is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Baldwin Ford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- This Baldwin Ford is located in Hancock County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east of the Baldwin Ford that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Baldwin Ford.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin 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.
- Deanwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fryer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Harper Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Ford
- Harper Ford is located in Caldwell County
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <3>
- Rabbit Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
- Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
- Rufus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Tom Gray Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Gray Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Gray Ford
- Tom Gray Ford is located in Caldwell County
How Far From Baldwin Ford 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 Baldwin Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldwin Ford and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwin Ford to Princeton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baldwin Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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- Baldwin Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baldwin Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3456, Longitude: -87.8214 In this case, the coordinates for Baldwin Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Baldwin 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 314.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.86 degrees. |