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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 Leatherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leatherwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Leatherwood:
    • 38.029818, -83.501095
    • 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 Leatherwood
  • 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

Communities Also Named Leatherwood ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Leatherwood.

There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Leatherwood.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Perry County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Perry County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Leatherwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Leatherwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leatherwood [Carroll County].
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Leatherwood.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Parke County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Leatherwood.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Carroll County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Leatherwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Clarion County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Leatherwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Leatherwood [Maury County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Wayne County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Leatherwood.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Henry County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Leatherwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Mingo County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Leatherwood.
      • Ohio County
      • This Leatherwood is located in Ohio County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Menifee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Leatherwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leatherwood ...

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.

  • Artville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artville
    • Artville is located in Menifee County
  • Back
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
    • Back is located in Menifee County
  • Big Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Big Woods is located in Menifee County
  • Craft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
    • Craft is located in Menifee County
  • Dan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
    • Dan is located in Menifee County
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Hill Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
    • Hill Top is located in Menifee County
  • Korea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
    • Korea is located in Menifee County
  • Lick Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork
    • Lick Fork is located in Rowan County
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
  • Stonequarry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonequarry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonequarry
    • Stonequarry is located in Menifee County
  • Upper Salt Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
    • Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leatherwood and extending to:

  • Frenchburg, which is the Seat of Menifee County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Leatherwood to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leatherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leatherwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leatherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0298, Longitude: -83.5011       In this case, the coordinates for Leatherwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Leatherwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leatherwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Leatherwood 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 311.807 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.775 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.772 degrees.









 

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