Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peters 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 Peters Ford:
  • 38.374494, -91.207648
  • 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 Peters 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Peters Ford is near Gasconade County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Peters Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters 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.

• Benson Tourist City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
• Champion City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
• Gerald
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <1>
• Greenstreet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Lyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lyon is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
• Noser Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
• Spring Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
• Strain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Strain is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain

How Far From Peters 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 Peters 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 Peters Ford and extending to:

• Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peters Ford to Union, 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'