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42.351478, -72.699536
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We found seventeen communities that are also named Leeds.
Within Massachusetts, the name Leeds is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Leeds is located in Jefferson County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Leeds.
Illinois
La Salle County
This Leeds is located in La Salle County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Leeds.
Iowa
Woodbury County
This Leeds is located in Woodbury County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Leeds.
Kansas
Chautauqua 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 Kansas community of Leeds [Chautauqua County].
Maine
Androscoggin County
This Leeds is located in Androscoggin County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Leeds.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Leeds is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Leeds.
Cecil County
This Leeds is located in Cecil County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the southwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Leeds.
Missouri
Jackson County
This Leeds is located in Jackson County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Leeds.
New York
Greene County
This Leeds is located in Greene County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Leeds.
North Dakota
Benson County
This Leeds is located in Benson County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Leeds.
Ohio
Noble County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Noble County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Leeds.
Ontario
This Leeds lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
Oregon
Jackson 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 Oregon community of Leeds [Jackson County].
South Carolina
Chester County
This Leeds is located in Chester County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Leeds.
Tennessee
Warren 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 Tennessee community of Leeds [Warren County].
Utah
Washington County
This Leeds is located in Washington County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Leeds.
Wisconsin
Columbia County
This Leeds is located in Columbia County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west of the Leeds that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Leeds.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leeds ...
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.
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 Leeds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leeds and extending to:
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Leeds to Boston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,159 miles [6,693.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leeds) 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 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 Leeds 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>
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 Leeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Leeds 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 Leeds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3515, Longitude: -72.6995 In this case, the coordinates for Leeds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.963 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.681 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.316 degrees.