Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bannister Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bannister Ford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bannister 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 Bannister Ford:
  • 38.041699, -92.984914
  • 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 Bannister 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Bannister Ford is near Hickory County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Bannister Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bannister 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.

• Bannister
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bannister is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Branch is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Climax Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
  • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <1>
• Green Gables ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Gables is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Jordan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jordan is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Knobby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knobby is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
• Macks Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Macks Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
  • Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <1>
• Only
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Only is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Roach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Roach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <1>

How Far From Bannister 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 Bannister 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 Bannister Ford and extending to:

• Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bannister Ford to Camdenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'