Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burney 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 Burney Ford:
  • 37.427547, -92.399055
  • 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 Burney 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
  • Since Burney Ford is near Laclede County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Burney Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burney 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.

• Competition
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Competition is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
• Drew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Durbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Green Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
• Jerktail ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jerktail is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Maines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maines is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maines
• Mingsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mingsville is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingsville
• Rail
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rail is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail

How Far From Burney 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 Burney Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burney Ford and extending to:

• Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burney Ford to Hartville, with an average speed<2> 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 80 miles [128.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'