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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 Leisure World:
33.401159, -111.689859
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.
We found three communities that share the name Leisure World.
Within Arizona, the name Leisure World is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Contra Costa 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 California community of Leisure World [Contra Costa County].
Orange County
This Leisure World is located in Orange County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the west of the Leisure World that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Leisure World.
New Jersey
Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Leisure World [Middlesex County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leisure World ...
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.
Citrus Gardens (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Leisure World to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leisure World and extending to:
Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Leisure World to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,204 miles [13,203.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Leisure World 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>
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- Leisure World) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leisure World. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4012, Longitude: -111.6899 In this case, the coordinates for Leisure World have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Leisure World to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.85 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.555 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.968 degrees.