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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sleeper
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)
- Case is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
- Corkery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corkery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkery
- Dove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dove is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Drynob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Hazelgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Ira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Stillhouse Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stoutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Turkey Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Sleeper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2> beginning in Sleeper and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sleeper to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 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 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sleeper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.962 degrees. |
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