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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Leonard:
    • 38.447345, -76.487175
    • 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 Saint Leonard
  • 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 Saint Leonard ...

We found three communities that share the name Saint Leonard.

Within Maryland, the name Saint Leonard is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in  Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Leonard lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Leonard that is located in Calvert County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Saint Leonard is located in Bucks County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Leonard that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Saint Leonard.
    • Quebec
      • 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 Quebec community of Saint Leonard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Leonard ...

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.

  • Another Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
    • Another Place is located in Calvert County
  • Flag Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Harbor
    • Flag Harbor is located in Calvert County
  • Forest Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Forest Glade is located in Calvert County
  • Governor Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governor Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
    • Governor Run is located in Calvert County
  • Halls Hacienda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hacienda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hacienda
    • Halls Hacienda is located in Calvert County
  • Home Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Home Place is located in Calvert County
  • Island Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
  • Long Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Mutual
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
    • Mutual is located in Calvert County
  • Nostalgia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nostalgia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nostalgia
    • Nostalgia is located in Calvert County
  • Planters Wharf
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
    • Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
  • Walnut Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
    • Walnut Cove is located in Calvert County

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

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Leonard to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Leonard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Leonard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Leonard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4473, Longitude: -76.4872       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Leonard 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 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 Saint Leonard 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>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.
<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 Saint Leonard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.596 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.036 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees.




 

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