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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leiters Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leiters Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Leiters Ford:
- 41.122473, -86.385591
- 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 Leiters Ford
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Leiters Ford is near Marshall County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Leiters Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leiters Ford ...
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 Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Bass Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bass Station is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Station
- Beardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
- Grass Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Green Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Guise Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guise Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
- Lake Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marshtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maxinkuckee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Star City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Leiters Ford 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 Leiters Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leiters Ford and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leiters Ford to Rochester, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Leiters Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Leiters Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leiters Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1225, Longitude: -86.3856 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.18 degrees. |
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