RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Prince George's County >> Leeland >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Leeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leeland 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 Leeland:
    • 38.874002, -76.748580
    • 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 Leeland
  • 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Since Leeland is near Anne Arundel County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Leeland

Communities Also Named Leeland ...

We found three communities that are also named Leeland.

Within Maryland, the name Leeland is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Leeland [Nye County].
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Leeland is located in Williamson County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Leeland that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Leeland.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Leeland is located in Stafford County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Leeland that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Leeland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leeland ...

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.

  • Berry Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
  • Bowie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Brightseat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
  • Brown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Fox Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Friends Choice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friends Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Choice
  • Green Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
  • Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hall is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Heather Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hills Landing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
  • Hunt Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Iron Pot Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
    • Kings Retreat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Retreat is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Retreat
    • Lake Arbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
    • Leon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Little Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
    • Maryvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
    • Meadows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Merrywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Queen Anne Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
    • Queensland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Queensland is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
    • Randolph Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
    • Riverwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Royale Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
    • Royale Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Royale Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Glen
    • Rustic Knolls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls

How Far From Leeland to ...

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 Leeland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leeland and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Leeland to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Leeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Leeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Leeland 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 Leeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8740, Longitude: -76.7486       In this case, the coordinates for Leeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.244 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.602 degrees.