Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leighton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leighton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shasta County
Communities Also Named Leighton ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Leighton.
Within California, the name Leighton is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leighton [Colbert County].
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leighton [Prairie County].
- Georgia
- Coffee 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 Georgia community of Leighton [Coffee County].
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Leighton [Mahaska County].
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Leighton [Estill County].
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Leighton [Lafourche Parish].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Leighton.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Leighton [Hennepin County].
- Mississippi
- Lee 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 Mississippi community of Leighton [Lee County].
- New Mexico
- Colfax 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 Mexico community of Leighton [Colfax County].
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Leighton [Union County].
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Leighton [Madison County].
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 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 Leighton 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. |