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We found twelve communities that are also named Leighton.
Within Minnesota, the name Leighton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Leighton is located in Colbert County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Leighton.
Arkansas
Prairie County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leighton [Prairie County].
California
Shasta County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Leighton.
Georgia
Coffee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Leighton [Coffee County].
Iowa
Mahaska County
This Leighton is located in Mahaska County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Leighton.
Kentucky
Estill County
This Leighton is located in Estill County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Leighton.
Louisiana
Lafourche Parish
This Leighton is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the south of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Leighton.
Manitoba
This Leighton lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
Mississippi
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Leighton [Lee County].
New Mexico
Colfax County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Leighton [Colfax County].
Union County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Leighton.
Tennessee
Madison County
This Leighton is located in Madison County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leighton that is located in Hennepin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Leighton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leighton ...
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.
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 Leighton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leighton and extending to:
Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leighton to Minneapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Leighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Leighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Leighton 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Leighton 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 Leighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0652, Longitude: -93.6202 In this case, the coordinates for Leighton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.548 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.458 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.812 degrees.