Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leslie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leslie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leslie
- 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 Leslie:
- 32.588761, -93.483229
- 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 Leslie
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Leslie is near Webster Parish and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- 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
Communities Also Named Leslie ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Leslie.
Within Louisiana, the name Leslie is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leslie [Chilton County].
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leslie [Clay County].
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Leslie.
- Franklin County
- This Leslie is located in Franklin County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Leslie that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Leslie.
- New York
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Leslie [Fulton County].
- Van Wert County
- This community is historic and although located in Van Wert County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Leslie.
- Quebec
- This Leslie lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Leslie that is located in Bossier Parish.
- Saskatchewan
- This Leslie lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Leslie that is located in Bossier Parish.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Leslie is located in Hidalgo County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Leslie that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Leslie.
- Waller County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Leslie [Waller County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leslie ...
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.
- Dixie Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Goodwill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Happy Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
- Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Holly Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Merrywoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
- Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
- Mimosa Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
- Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
- Red Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Shady Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
- Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Tall Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
- Wafer Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wafer Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest
- Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
How Far From Leslie 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 Leslie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leslie and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leslie to Benton, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leslie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Leslie 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 parish. 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. |
| <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- Leslie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leslie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5888, Longitude: -93.4832 In this case, the coordinates for Leslie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leslie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Leslie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.746 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.891 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.23 degrees. |