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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 Leer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leer 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 Leer:
- 45.197790, -83.739435
- 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 Leer
- 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 Alpena County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpena County
- Since Leer is near Presque Isle County and also Montmorency County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montmorency 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 Leer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leer ...
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.
- Bell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Big Cut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Flanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Harbor View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hawks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Long Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Orchard Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
- Rogers City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoneport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneport is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneport
How Far From Leer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leer and extending to:
- Alpena, which is the Seat of Alpena County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leer to Alpena, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Leer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Leer 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 Leer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1978, Longitude: -83.7394 In this case, the coordinates for Leer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.489 degrees. |
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