Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leonard Farm

• 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 Leonard Farm:
  • 38.399284, -75.574646
  • 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 Leonard Farm

• 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Since Leonard Farm is near Sussex County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Leonard Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leonard Farm ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
• Holland Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
• Justice Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
• Kathleens Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
• Maple Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
• Middle Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
• Poets Colony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
• Salisbury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
• Sunset Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
• Victory Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens

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

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

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Leonard Farm to Annapolis, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'