Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sleeper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sleeper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sleeper
- 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 Sleeper:
- 37.760609, -92.593053
- 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 Sleeper
- 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Sleeper is near Camden County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Sleeper ...
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.
- Case
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Corkery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Dove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Drynob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in Laclede County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <2>
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hazelgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Ira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralphwhite Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Stillhouse Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
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- Stoutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutland
- Stoutland is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutland <2>
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Turkey Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Stoutland
How Far From Sleeper 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 Sleeper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sleeper and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies just to the Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sleeper to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sleeper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/
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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sleeper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sleeper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7606, Longitude: -92.5931 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sleeper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.413 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.962 degrees. |