Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleavesville:
  • 38.272824, -91.601828
  • 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 Cleavesville

• 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 Gasconade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
  • Since Cleavesville is near Osage County and also Maries County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maries 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 Cleavesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleavesville ...

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.

• Bland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
• High Gate
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • High Gate is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
• Jake Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
• Lake Ford ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Ford is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
• Lanes Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
• Old Bland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bland
• Paydown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paydown is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
• Paydown Ford ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paydown Ford is located in Maries County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown Ford
• Redbird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
• Royal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Royal is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Tea
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tea is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
• Valentine Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Valentine Ford is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Ford

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

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

• Hermann, which is the Seat of Gasconade County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cleavesville to Hermann, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'