Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cape Fair:
  • 36.730061, -93.510190
  • 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 Cape Fair

• 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Since Cape Fair is near Barry County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Cape Fair

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Fair ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Roads is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Flat Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flat Creek is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Galena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Galena is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
• Hill City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill City is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Indian Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Point is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <1>
• Jenkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Marvel Cave
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marvel Cave is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cave
• Notch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Notch is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch
• Radical
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Radical is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
• Reeds Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <1>
• Shell Knob
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Knob is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Knob
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Knob <1>
• Silver Dollar City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City

How Far From Cape Fair 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 Cape Fair to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cape Fair and extending to:

• Galena, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cape Fair to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'