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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 Payne Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payne Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Payne Ford:
- 38.460585, -92.452686
- 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 Payne 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 Cole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole County
- Since Payne Ford is near Moniteau County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moniteau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Payne Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne 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.
- Bass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Scrivner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scrivner is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Payne 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 Payne Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Payne Ford and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the Seat of Cole County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Payne Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4606, Longitude: -92.4527 In this case, the coordinates for Payne Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.754 degrees. |
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