Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Braddy Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braddy Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Braddy 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 Braddy Ford:
- 37.501442, -90.457897
- 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 Braddy 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Braddy Ford is near Iron County and also Saint Francois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddy 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.
- Catherine Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
- Catherine Place is located in Madison County
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cherokee Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Pass
- Cherokee Pass is located in Madison County
- Cobalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Creek Nation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Nation
- Creek Nation is located in Madison County
- French Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mills
- French Mills is located in Madison County
- Marsh Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Madison County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Tin Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Wide Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Braddy 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 Braddy Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Braddy Ford once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Braddy Ford and extending to:
- Fredericktown, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braddy Ford to Fredericktown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Braddy Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Braddy Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Braddy Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5014, Longitude: -90.4579 In this case, the coordinates for Braddy Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Braddy 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 316.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.739 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.02 degrees. |