Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fordland

• 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 Fordland:
  • 37.156842, -92.942688
  • 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 Fordland

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Fordland is near Christian County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Fordland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fordland ...

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.

• All
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • All is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
• Cody
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cody is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Crown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crown is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Elkhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkhead is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
• Johns Mills ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
• Panther Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Panther Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
• Red Top
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Top is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Rogersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
• Waldo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waldo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Fordland 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 city such as Fordland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fordland and extending to:

• Marshfield, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fordland to Marshfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'