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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 Keesee Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keesee Ferry 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 Keesee Ferry:
- 36.476177, -92.804892
- 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 Keesee 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Keesee Ferry is near Taney County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Keesee Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keesee 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.
- Bull Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Diamond City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
- Lead Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longrun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Longs Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longs Ferry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
- Monarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Stone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Sundown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
How Far From Keesee Ferry 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 Keesee Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keesee Ferry and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keesee Ferry to Yellville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Keesee Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Keesee Ferry 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 Keesee Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4762, Longitude: -92.8049 In this case, the coordinates for Keesee Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.304 degrees. |
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