Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paydown Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paydown Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paydown 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 Paydown Ford:
- 38.232267, -91.811832
- 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 Paydown 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 Maries County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maries County
- Since Paydown Ford is near Osage County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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 Paydown 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.
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <2>
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - High Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - James Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Brothers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Brothers
- James Brothers is located in Maries County
- Lake Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lanes Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Old Bland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Paydown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rich Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
How Far From Paydown 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 Paydown 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<3> community of Paydown Ford once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Paydown Ford and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Maries County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Paydown Ford to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Paydown Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Paydown Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paydown Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2323, Longitude: -91.8118 In this case, the coordinates for Paydown Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Paydown Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.907 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.497 degrees. |