Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Feigler 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 Feigler Ferry:
  • 38.563934, -91.611000
  • 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 Feigler 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 Gasconade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
  • Since Feigler Ferry is near Osage County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Feigler Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Feigler 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.

• Brown Shanty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Shanty is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Shanty
• Cave Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Hill is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hill
• Crook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crook is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
• Deer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Deer is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
• Fredericksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Freedom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freedom is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Mint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mint Hill is located in Osage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
• Swiss
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Swiss is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
• Valentine Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Valentine Ford is located in Gasconade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Ford

How Far From Feigler 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 Feigler 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 Feigler Ferry and extending to:

• Hermann, which is the Seat of Gasconade County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Feigler Ferry to Hermann, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'