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:
  • 36.609795, -94.351325
  • 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
  • Since Deep Ford is near Benton County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 ...
  • Dent County
    • This Deep Ford is located in Dent County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deep Ford that is located in McDonald County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent 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.

• Cyclone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cyclone is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Elk Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk Springs is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
• Erie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Ginger Blue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Goodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
• Griffin Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
• Jane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jane is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
• Plainview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainview is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Splitlog
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Splitlog is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
• Spring Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sugar Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach

How Far From Deep 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 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:

• Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Deep Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'