Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leal
- 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 Leal:
- 39.810264, -106.044463
- 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 Leal
- 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 Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Leal is near Summit County and also Clear Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek 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 Leal ...
We found four communities that share the name Leal.
Within Colorado, the name Leal is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Atascosa County
- This Leal is located in Atascosa County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leal that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atascosa County community of Leal.
- Cameron County
- This Leal is located in Cameron County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the south southeast of the Leal that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Leal.
- Starr County
- This Leal is located in Starr County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km] to the south southeast of the Leal that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Leal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leal ...
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.
- Bighorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Elkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Hideaway Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Park
- Hideaway Park is located in Grand County
- Hot Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Sulphur Springs
- Hot Sulphur Springs is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Sulphur Springs <4>
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
- Maryvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Masontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
- Silver Plume
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
- Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
- Slate Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Slate Creek is located in Summit County
- Winter Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <4>
How Far From Leal to ...
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 Leal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leal and extending to:
- Hot Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Leal to Hot Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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- Leal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8103, Longitude: -106.0445 In this case, the coordinates for Leal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Leal 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 327.328 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.986 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.541 degrees. |