Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rodger Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rodger Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rodger 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 Rodger Ford:
- 37.959479, -92.832408
- 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 Rodger 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Rodger Ford is near Laclede County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Rodger 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.
- Case
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Celt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Green Gables ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Macks Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
- Macks Creek is located in Camden County
- Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <2>
- Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Only
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralphwhite Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Roach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Roach is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <2>
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
How Far From Rodger Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rodger 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 Rodger Ford once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rodger Ford and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rodger 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 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 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 Rodger 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' (or 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- Rodger Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rodger Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9595, Longitude: -92.8324 In this case, the coordinates for Rodger 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 Rodger 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 317.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.638 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.036 degrees. |