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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 Phillips Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillips 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 Phillips Ford:
- 38.061419, -93.323256
- 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 Phillips 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 Hickory County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- Since Phillips Ford is near Benton County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Phillips Ford
Communities Also Named Phillips Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Phillips Ford.
Within Missouri, the name Phillips Ford is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Phillips Ford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Phillips Ford is located in Overton County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Phillips Ford that is located in Hickory County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Phillips Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips 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.
- Carsons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carsons Corner is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsons Corner
- Cross Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dell Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Majorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Ford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Phillips Ford and extending to:
- Hermitage, which is the Seat of Hickory County, lies just to the South.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Phillips Ford to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phillips Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Phillips Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0614, Longitude: -93.3233 In this case, the coordinates for Phillips Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.038 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.25 degrees. |
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