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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 Leawood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leawood 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 Leawood:
- 38.967811, -94.618855
- 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 Leawood
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Leawood is near Jackson County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Leawood
Communities Also Named Leawood ...
We found four communities that are also named Leawood.
Within Kansas, the name Leawood is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Leawood is located in Jefferson County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west of the Leawood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Leawood.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Leawood is located in Newton County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south of the Leawood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Leawood.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Leawood is located in Greenville County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leawood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Leawood.
- Sumter County
- This Leawood is located in Sumter County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the east southeast of the Leawood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Leawood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leawood ...
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.
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grays Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grays Park is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Park
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Martin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Overland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Waldo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
How Far From Leawood 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 city such as Leawood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leawood and extending to:
- Olathe, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leawood to Olathe, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leawood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Leawood 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 Leawood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9678, Longitude: -94.6189 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.236 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.706 degrees. |
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