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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 Leggett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leggett 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 Leggett:
- 35.989518, -77.580088
- 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 Leggett
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Leggett is near Halifax County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Leggett
Communities Also Named Leggett ...
We found three communities that are also named Leggett.
Within North Carolina, the name Leggett is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Leggett is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,499 miles [4,021.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leggett that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Leggett.
- Mississippi
- Pike County
- This Leggett is located in Pike County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leggett that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Leggett.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Leggett is located in Polk County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leggett that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Leggett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leggett ...
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.
- Cherry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
- Deans Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
- Gethsemane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Logsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Logsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsboro
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Princeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodgreen is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen
How Far From Leggett 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 town such as Leggett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leggett and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Leggett to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leggett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Leggett 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 Leggett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9895, Longitude: -77.5801 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.344 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.994 degrees. |
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