Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Miller 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 Miller Ford:
  • 37.877258, -92.888241
  • 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 Miller 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 Miller Ford is near Laclede County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Miller Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller 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.

• Celt
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Celt is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
• Corkery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Corkery is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkery
• Green Gables ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Gables is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Ira
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ira is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Leadmine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
• Only
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Only is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
• Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
• Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford

How Far From Miller 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 Miller 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 Miller Ford once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miller Ford and extending to:

• Buffalo, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Ford to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'