Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Griffin Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Griffin Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Griffin 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 Griffin Ford:
- 36.566740, -94.304933
- 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 Griffin 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:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Since Griffin Ford is near Benton County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Barry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Griffin 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Deep Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Elk Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
- Elk Springs is located in McDonald County
- Ginger Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Jane is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rocky Comfort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in Benton County (AR)
- Sugar Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach
- Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
How Far From Griffin 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 Griffin Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Griffin Ford and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies just to the West.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Griffin Ford to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Griffin 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Griffin Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griffin Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5667, Longitude: -94.3049 In this case, the coordinates for Griffin Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Griffin Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.986 degrees. |