Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dent 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 Dent Ford:
  • 37.700877, -91.446534
  • 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 Dent 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 Dent Ford is near Crawford County and also Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Dent Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dent 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Austria is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austria
• Cherryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <1>
• Cook Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
• Deep Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
• Fawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fawn is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
• Jack
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Junction Lookout ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction Lookout is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Lookout
• Lake Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
• Short Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Short Bend is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
• Stone Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
• Turtle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Turtle is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle

How Far From Dent 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 Dent 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 Dent Ford and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dent Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'