Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leno and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leno

• 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 Leno:
  • 29.889688, -81.640643
  • 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 Leno

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Leno is near Saint Johns County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Leno

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leno ...

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.

• Bass Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
• Brewers Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
• Clay Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
• Fellowship Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellowship Park is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Park
• Florence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Green Cove Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <1>
• John Middleton Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
• Lane Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
• Magnolia Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
• Molasses Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
• Orangedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Pass Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pass Station is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Station

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leno and extending to:

• Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Leno to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'