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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Leafdale:
    • 37.563394, -85.664684
    • 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 Leafdale
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leafdale ...

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.

  • Boundary Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Oak
    • Boundary Oak is located in Larue County
  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Larue County
  • Gethsemane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
    • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
  • Ginseng
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginseng have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginseng
    • Ginseng is located in Larue County
  • Gleanings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleanings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
    • Gleanings is located in Larue County
  • Hibernia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hibernia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
    • Hibernia is located in Taylor County
  • Howardstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
    • Howardstown is located in Nelson County
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Larue County
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Larue County
  • Maxine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
    • Maxine is located in Larue County
  • Tanner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Tanner is located in Larue County

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

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

  • Hodgenville, which is the Seat of Larue County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Leafdale to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leafdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larue County: www.laruecounty.net

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leafdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leafdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5634, Longitude: -85.6647       In this case, the coordinates for Leafdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Leafdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.142 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.238 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.85 degrees.









 

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