Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leclaire:
  • 38.795603, -89.957046
  • 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 Leclaire

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leclaire ...

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.

• Chinatown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chinatown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• Donkville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Donkville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donkville
• Edwardsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <1>
• Fruit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
• Glen Carbon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <1>
• Glen Carbon Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Maple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Maryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maryville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <1>
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Wanda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanda is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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

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

• Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Leclaire to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'