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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 Leetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leetown 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 Leetown:
- 36.431462, -94.047424
- 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 Leetown
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Leetown is near Barry County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald 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 Leetown
Communities Also Named Leetown ...
We found four communities that are also named Leetown.
Within Arkansas, the name Leetown is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Leetown is located in Butler County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Leetown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Leetown.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- This Leetown is located in Hancock County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Leetown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Leetown.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Leetown is located in Frederick County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leetown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Leetown.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Leetown is located in Jefferson County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leetown that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Leetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leetown ...
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.
- Blackjack Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackjack Corner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Corner
- Buttry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buttry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
- Electric Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Electric Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Springs
- Elkhorn Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Tavern is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Tavern
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Jacket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacket is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacket
- Line Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Line Store is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Store
- Little Flock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayflower is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Prairie Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Leetown 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 Leetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leetown and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leetown to Bentonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Leetown 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 Leetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4315, Longitude: -94.0474 In this case, the coordinates for Leetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.485 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.889 degrees. |
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