Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Ford:
- 45.153532, -112.715023
- 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 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- Since Ford is near Madison County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Communities Also Named Ford ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Ford.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Ford.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ford [Bartow County].
- Glynn County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ford [Glynn County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Oceana County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Wayne County].
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Ford is located in Jackson County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ford that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ford.
- Winston County
- This Ford is located in Winston County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km] to the east southeast of the Ford that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Ford.
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ford [Knox County].
- Loudon County
- This Ford is located in Loudon County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ford that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Ford.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Apex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Bond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Centerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Beaverhead County
- Frenchie Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchie Place
- Frenchie Place is located in Beaverhead County
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Yankee Flat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flat
- Yankee Flat is located in Beaverhead County
How Far From 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 Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ford and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ford to Helena, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1535, Longitude: -112.7150 In this case, the coordinates for Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 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 332.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.021 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.863 degrees. |