Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cochrum Ferry

• 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 Cochrum Ferry:
  • 36.439506, -90.778730
  • 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 Cochrum Ferry

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Cochrum Ferry is near Randolph County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Cochrum Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochrum Ferry ...

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.

• Biggers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Biggers is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Biggers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Biggers Ferry is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Ferry
• Current View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Current View is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
• Glaze Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
• Glenn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn is located in Ripley County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Heelstring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Heelstring is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heelstring
• Peru
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Success
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Success is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• Torch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Torch is located in Ripley County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Twin Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Cochrum Ferry 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 Cochrum Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cochrum Ferry and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cochrum Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'