Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leamington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leamington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leamington
- 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 Leamington:
- 37.639493, -88.306984
- 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 Leamington
- 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Since Leamington is near Hardin County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Leamington ...
We found five communities that share the name Leamington.
Within Illinois, the name Leamington is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Fayette 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 Kentucky community of Leamington [Fayette County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Leamington lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Leamington that is located in Gallatin County.
- Ontario
- This Leamington lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Leamington that is located in Gallatin County.
- South Carolina
- Lexington 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 South Carolina community of Leamington [Lexington County].
- Utah
- Millard County
- This Leamington is located in Millard County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Leamington that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Leamington.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leamington ...
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.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>
- Gross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Horseshoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <4>
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Saline Rocks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Rocks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Rocks Ferry
- Saline Rocks Ferry is located in Gallatin County
- Saline Tip Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Tip Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Tip Ferry
- Saline Tip Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Sparks Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
How Far From Leamington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leamington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leamington and extending to:
- Shawneetown, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Leamington to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leamington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 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 Leamington 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leamington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leamington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6395, Longitude: -88.3070 In this case, the coordinates for Leamington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Leamington 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 314.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.167 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.008 degrees. |