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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Limekiln Ford:
    • 37.501155, -92.968514
    • 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 Limekiln 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
    • Since Limekiln Ford is near Webster County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Limekiln Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Limekiln 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.

  • Cedar Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Charity ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Charity is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cross Way
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Way is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Way
  • Elkland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkland is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Long Lane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
  • March
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • March is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
  • Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Olive is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Redtop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Redtop is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
  • Shady Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

How Far From Limekiln Ford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Limekiln Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Limekiln Ford once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Limekiln Ford and extending to:

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Limekiln Ford to Buffalo, 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 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east (E). 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 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Limekiln Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Limekiln Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Limekiln Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limekiln Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5012, Longitude: -92.9685       In this case, the coordinates for Limekiln Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.844 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.649 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.189 degrees.