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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 Saint Leon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Leon 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 Saint Leon:
- 39.291952, -84.957841
- 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 Saint Leon
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Saint Leon is near Franklin County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Saint Leon
Communities Also Named Saint Leon ...
We found four communities that are also named Saint Leon.
Within Indiana, the name Saint Leon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other six communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Saint Leon lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Leon that is located in Dearborn County.
- Idaho
- Bonneville 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 Idaho community of Saint Leon [Bonneville County].
- Manitoba
- This Saint Leon lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Leon that is located in Dearborn County.
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Saint Leon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Leon ...
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.
- Alert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fort Gass ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
- Mound Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mound Haven is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Haven
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Spades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
- Yellow Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Saint Leon 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 town such as Saint Leon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Leon and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Leon to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Leon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Saint Leon 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> | 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 Saint Leon 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 Saint Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2920, Longitude: -84.9578 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.05 degrees. |
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