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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leatherwood
- 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:
- 33.717324, -85.876633
- 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
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Leatherwood is near Tallapoosa County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Talladega 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
Communities Also Named Leatherwood ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Leatherwood.
Within Alabama, the name Leatherwood is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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<2> 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 423 miles [680.8 km]<3> to the north of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Leatherwood.
- Kentucky
- Menifee County
- This Leatherwood is located in Menifee County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Leatherwood.
- Perry County
- This Leatherwood is located in Perry County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the north northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Leatherwood.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Leatherwood is located in Carroll County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun 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 617 miles [993 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Leatherwood.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This community is historic<2> 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 161 miles [259.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun 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 403 miles [648.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun 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 353 miles [568.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun 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 523 miles [841.7 km] to the north northeast of the Leatherwood that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Leatherwood.
- Arkansas
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.
- Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chigger Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Clark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Halls Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
- Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - June Bug ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
- Peaceburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Polkville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
- Polkville ‑ Historic
How Far From Leatherwood 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 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:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Leatherwood to Montgomery, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 33.7173, Longitude: -85.8766 In this case, the coordinates for Leatherwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 313.133 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.688 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.883 degrees. |