Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leeds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leeds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leeds
- 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 Leeds:
- 39.652612, -75.880219
- 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 Leeds
- 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Leeds is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Leeds ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Leeds.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Leeds.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Leeds lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north of the Leeds that is located in Cecil County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Wisconsin
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.
- Boomdecker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomdecker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
- Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
- Boot Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Cherry Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
- Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
- Childs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Elk Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Elk Mills is located in Cecil County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mills <5>
- Everbreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everbreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
- Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
- Forest Green Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
- Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
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- Highpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Marley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Mechanic Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanic Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
- Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Cecil County
- Union Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Cecil County
- Highpoint
How Far From Leeds 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 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:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Leeds to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leeds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Leeds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leeds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6526, Longitude: -75.8802 In this case, the coordinates for Leeds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.152 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.719 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.925 degrees. |