Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leesburg
- 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 Leesburg:
- 28.811297, -81.887516
- 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 Leesburg
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Leesburg is near Sumter County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Leesburg ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Leesburg.
Within Florida, the name Leesburg is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This Leesburg is located in Lee County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leesburg that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Leesburg.
- Muscogee County
- This Leesburg is located in Muscogee County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the northwest of the Leesburg that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Leesburg.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Leesburg [Allen County].
- Kosciusko County
- This Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leesburg that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Leesburg.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Leesburg is located in Rankin County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leesburg that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Leesburg.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Leesburg [Washington County].
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Leesburg [Cumberland County].
- Mercer County
- This Leesburg is located in Mercer County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north of the Leesburg that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Leesburg.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesburg ...
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.
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cherry Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Cherry Lake is located in Sumter County
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fruitland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fruitland Park
- From Leesburg to Fruitland Park
- Lady Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
- Lady Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lady Lake
- From Leesburg to Lady Lake
- Lane Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Orange Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
- Orange Bend is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orange Bend
- From Leesburg to Orange Bend
- Orange Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Pumpkin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lake County
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Lake County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Leesburg 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 city such as Leesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leesburg and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Leesburg to Tavares, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leesburg: www.ci.leesburg.fl.us/
The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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- Leesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8113, Longitude: -81.8875 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Leesburg 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Leesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.066 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.526 degrees. |