Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leadmine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leadmine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leadmine
- 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 Leadmine:
- 37.836678, -92.962458
- 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 Leadmine
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Leadmine is near Camden County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Leadmine ...
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.
- Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Celt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Celt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Celt
- From Leadmine to Celt
- Corkery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Only
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralphwhite Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
How Far From Leadmine 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 Leadmine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leadmine and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leadmine to Buffalo, 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leadmine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Leadmine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leadmine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8367, Longitude: -92.9625 |
| <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 Leadmine 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 317.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.713 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.122 degrees. |