Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dean 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 Dean Ford:
  • 37.921431, -91.640988
  • 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 Dean 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • Since Dean Ford is near Crawford County and also Dent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Dean Ford

Communities Also Named Dean Ford ...

We found one communities that are also named Dean Ford.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Dean Ford.

Beyond Missouri.

• Communities Located In Missouri ...
  • Vernon County
    • This Dean Ford is located in Vernon County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west of the Dean Ford that is located in Phelps County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Dean Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dean 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Austria is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austria
• Cook Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
• De Camp ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • De Camp is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp
• Fanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fanning is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
• Flag Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
• Fox Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Iron Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Center is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Center
• Lake Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
• Safe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Safe is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
• Signal ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Signal is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
• Thousand Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
• Yancy Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dean Ford and extending to:

• Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dean Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 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 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'