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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leer
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Big Cut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Flanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Harbor View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
- Hawks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman is located in Montmorency County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <2>
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Long Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Orchard Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
- Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
- Rogers City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
- Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>
- Stoneport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Leer 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 Leer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leer and extending to:
- Alpena, which is the Seat of Alpena County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leer to Alpena, 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 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alpena County: www.alpenacounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Leer) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Leer 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 311.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.489 degrees. |