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:
- 35.101168, -102.401872
- 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 Deaf Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
- Since Ford is near Oldham County and also Randall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- eBird sighting report for Randall 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.
Within Texas, the name Ford is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This community is historic<2> 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.<1> 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 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ford that is located in Deaf Smith 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 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east of the Ford that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Ford.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Ford is located in Beaverhead County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ford that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Ford.
- Flathead County
- This Ford is located in Flathead County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the north northwest of the Ford that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Ford.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<3> to the east of the Ford that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Ford.
- 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.
- Bootleg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Bushland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushland
- Bushland is located in Potter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushland <5>
- Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Randall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <5>
- Dawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <5>
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
How Far From 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 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:
- Hereford, which is the Seat of Deaf Smith County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ford to Hereford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,418 miles [2,282 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- 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: 35.1012, Longitude: -102.4019 In this case, the coordinates for Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.125 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.698 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.082 degrees. |