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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 Leeman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leeman 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 Leeman:
    • 38.606572, -121.560235
    • 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 Leeman
  • 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 Yolo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yolo County
    • Since Leeman is near Sacramento County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Leeman

Communities Also Named Leeman ...

We found one communities that are also named Leeman.

Within California, the name Leeman is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Leeman in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Leeman is located in Outagamie County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leeman that is located in Yolo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Leeman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leeman ...

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.

  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Bombay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bombay is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Gardenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gardenland is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenland
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • King Farms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • King Farms is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Farms
  • Kobe ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kobe is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
  • Marty ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Marty is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Plumtree ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumtree is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
  • Polk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Pollock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Leeman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Leeman and extending to:

  • Woodland, which is the Seat of Yolo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leeman to Woodland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,373 miles [3,819 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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- Leeman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Leeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Leeman 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 Leeman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6066, Longitude: -121.5602       In this case, the coordinates for Leeman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.567 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.431 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.635 degrees.