Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Leesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Leesburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Leesburg

• 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 West Leesburg:
  • 32.441809, -89.789521
  • 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 West Leesburg

• 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
  • Since West Leesburg is near Scott County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 West Leesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Leesburg ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
• Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Branch is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Cross Roads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cross Roads is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Forkville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forkville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
• Forty ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forty is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty
• Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Kracker Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kracker Station is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kracker Station
• Leesburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Leesburg is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Meeks Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Ferry
  • Millrun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Millrun is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
  • Paradise Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sunrise Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
  • Waterwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood

How Far From West Leesburg 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 West Leesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Leesburg and extending to:

• Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Leesburg to Brandon, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'