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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pettis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Marshall Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pilot Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <2>
- Pipertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Postal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Ridge Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
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<3> beginning in Shackleford Crossing and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shackleford Crossing to Boonville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shackleford Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shackleford Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shackleford Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8920, Longitude: -93.0335 In this case, the coordinates for Shackleford Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Shackleford Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.97 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.978 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.946 degrees. |