Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sheafers 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 Sheafers Ferry:
  • 36.474233, -92.927951
  • 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 Sheafers 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Sheafers Ferry is near Marion County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taney 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 Sheafers Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheafers 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.

• Cedarcreek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
• Diamond City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Diamond City is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <1>
• Elixir ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elixir is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
• Lead Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lead Hill is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <1>
• Longs Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Longs Ferry is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
• Monarch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monarch is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Oregon ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Peel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peel is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peel <1>
• Self
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Self is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self
• Wooden Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills

How Far From Sheafers Ferry 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 Sheafers 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 Sheafers Ferry and extending to:

• Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheafers Ferry to Harrison, 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 6 hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'