Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shackleford Crossing:
  • 38.891964, -93.033531
  • 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 Shackleford Crossing

• 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
  • Since Shackleford Crossing is near Pettis County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Shackleford Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shackleford Crossing ...

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.

• Longwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Longwood is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Marshall Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nelson is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
• Newland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newland is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Pilot Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <1>
• Pipertown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipertown is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipertown
• Pleasant Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
• Postal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Postal is located in Pettis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
• Ridge Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie

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

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

• Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shackleford Crossing to Boonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'