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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 Leedo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leedo 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 Leedo:
- 31.647389, -90.844545
- 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 Leedo
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Leedo is near Franklin County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah 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 Leedo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leedo ...
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.
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bonus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Dennis Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Malcolm ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quentin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quentin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Shucktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shucktown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown
- Union Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Veto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Violet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Leedo 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 Leedo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Leedo once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leedo and extending to:
- Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leedo to Fayette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Leedo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leedo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leedo 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 Leedo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6474, Longitude: -90.8445 In this case, the coordinates for Leedo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.981 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.269 degrees. |
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