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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 Adam Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adam 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 Adam Ford:
- 37.628376, -92.328778
- 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 Adam 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Adam Ford is near Pulaski County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas 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 Adam Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adam 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.
- Bloodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Competition
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Drew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drynob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Evening Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Palace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palace is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stillhouse Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
How Far From Adam 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 Adam 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 Adam Ford and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adam Ford to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 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 from Point A (ie- Adam 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 Adam 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 Adam Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6284, Longitude: -92.3288 In this case, the coordinates for Adam Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.427 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.864 degrees. |
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