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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deep Ford ...
We found one communities that share the name Deep Ford.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Deep Ford.
Beyond Missouri.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
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) - Cook Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Dent Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lake Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Maples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Ranger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Short Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
- Short Bend is located in Dent County
- Smoky Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Yancy Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Deep Ford to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deep Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6978, Longitude: -91.6154 In this case, the coordinates for Deep Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Deep Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.96 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.515 degrees. |