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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 Leland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leland 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 Leland:
    • 34.184870, -78.012709
    • 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 Leland
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Leland is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Leland

Communities Also Named Leland ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Leland.

Within North Carolina, the name Leland is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leland [Walker County].
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Leland is located in Chicot County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the west of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Leland.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<3> 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 Leland.
    • Florida
      • Madison County
      • This Leland is located in Madison County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Leland.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Leland is located in Cobb County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the west of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Leland.
    • Idaho
      • Nez Perce County
      • This Leland is located in Nez Perce County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Leland.
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Leland is located in La Salle County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Leland.
    • Iowa
      • Winnebago County
      • This Leland is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Leland.
    • Kansas
      • Graham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Graham County].
      • Kingman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Kingman County].
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Morris County].
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Leland is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the west of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Leland.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leland [Chippewa County].
      • Leelanau County
      • This Leland is located in Leelanau County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Leland.
      • Washtenaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leland [Washtenaw County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Leland is located in Washington County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Leland.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Gage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Leland.
    • Ontario
      • This Leland lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the north of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
    • Oregon
      • Josephine County
      • This Leland is located in Josephine County and lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Leland.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Leland is located in Chesterfield County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Leland.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Leland is located in Utah County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Leland.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Leland is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Leland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sauk County
      • This Leland is located in Sauk County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Leland that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Leland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leland ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cedar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Council Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
  • Easy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Echo Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
  • Henrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
  • Hightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Lincoln Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
  • Love Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
  • Princess Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
  • Russells Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Sunset Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Town Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Winter Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Leland to ...

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 town such as Leland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leland and extending to:

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leland to Bolivia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Leland 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Leland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Leland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Leland 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 Leland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1849, Longitude: -78.0127       In this case, the coordinates for Leland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.629 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.575 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.755 degrees.