Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leroy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leroy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leroy
- 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 Leroy:
- 29.134420, -82.329542
- 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 Leroy
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Leroy is near Citrus County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Leroy ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Leroy.
Within Florida, the name Leroy is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Ingham 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 Michigan community of Leroy [Ingham County].
- Presque Isle County
- This Leroy is located in Presque Isle County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the north of the Leroy that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Leroy.
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Leroy lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leroy that is located in Marion County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Leroy is located in Jackson County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north of the Leroy that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Leroy.
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Leroy [Kanawha County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leroy ...
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.
- Cotton Plant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
- Early Bird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
- Early Bird is located in Marion County
- Fellowship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Marion County
- Golden Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Marion County
- Rainbow Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Rainbow Falls is located in Marion County
- Rainbow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
- Rainbow Park is located in Marion County
- Rocksprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksprings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
- Rocksprings is located in Marion County
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Marion County
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Saddle Oak Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Oak Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Oak Club
- Saddle Oak Club is located in Marion County
How Far From Leroy 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 Leroy 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<4> community of Leroy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Leroy and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leroy to Ocala, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/
The official website for State of Florida: 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1344, Longitude: -82.3295 In this case, the coordinates for Leroy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Leroy 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> | 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 Leroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Leroy 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 310.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.408 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.60 degrees. |