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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 Smith Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith 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 Smith Ford:
- 37.319492, -87.850292
- 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 Smith 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Smith Ford is near Crittenden County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Smith Ford
Communities Also Named Smith Ford ...
We found three communities that are also named Smith Ford.
Within Kentucky, the name Smith Ford is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Barry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Smith Ford.
- Laclede County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Smith Ford [Laclede County].
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Smith Ford is located in Cherokee County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Smith Ford that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Smith Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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 northwest)
- Deanwood is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fryer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fryer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer
- Harper Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harper Ford is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Ford
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Piney Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
- Rufus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Tom Gray Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tom Gray Ford is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Gray Ford
- Tribune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tribune is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
How Far From Smith 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 Smith Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Ford and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Smith 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 four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 173 miles [278.4 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 597 miles [960.8 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 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smith Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Smith 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 Smith Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3195, Longitude: -87.8503 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees. |
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