Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deep 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 Deep Ford:
  • 37.697821, -91.615428
  • 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 Deep 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
  • Since Deep Ford is near Phelps County and also Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Deep Ford

Communities Also Named Deep Ford ...

We found one communities that are also named Deep Ford.

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

Beyond Missouri.

• Communities Located In Missouri ...
  • McDonald County
    • This Deep Ford is located in McDonald County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deep Ford that is located in Dent County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Deep Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Austria is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austria
• Cook Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
• Dent Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dent Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Ford
• Fawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawn is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
• Jack
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Joy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Joy is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Lake Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
• Maples
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maples is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Ranger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranger is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
• Short Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Short Bend is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
• Smoky Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
• Yancy Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Deep Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 793 miles [1,276.2 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 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'