Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar 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 Cedar Ford:
  • 37.894765, -91.479873
  • 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 Cedar 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Cedar Ford is near Phelps County and also Dent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent 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 Cedar Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar 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.

• Austria ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Austria is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austria
• Birds Nest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Birds Nest is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
• Cook Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
• De Camp ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • De Camp is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp
• Dean Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dean Ford is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
• Fanning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fanning is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
• Fox Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fox Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Idlewild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Iron Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Iron Center is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Center
• Lead Branch Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lead Branch Junction is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Branch Junction
• Steelville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Steelville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <1>
• Thousand Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks

How Far From Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Ford and extending to:

• Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 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 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'