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we pass this GPS location for Leon:
35.029053, -77.819979
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Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Crenshaw County
This Leon is located in Crenshaw County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Leon.
Arkansas
Franklin County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leon [Franklin County].
California
San Bernardino County
This Leon is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Leon.
San Diego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Leon [San Diego County].
Colorado
Eagle County
This Leon is located in Eagle County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Leon.
Garfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Leon [Garfield County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Leon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Leon.
Leon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Leon [Leon County].
Idaho
Nez Perce County
This Leon is located in Nez Perce County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Leon.
Illinois
Whiteside County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Leon [Whiteside County].
Iowa
Decatur County
This Leon is located in Decatur County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Leon.
Kansas
Butler County
This Leon is located in Butler County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Leon.
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leon [Clay 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 Leon [Morris County].
Kentucky
Carter County
This Leon is located in Carter County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Leon.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Leon is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Leon.
New Mexico
Harding County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Leon.
McKinley County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Leon [McKinley County].
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Leon is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Leon.
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Leon is located in Ashtabula County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Leon.
Putnam County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Leon.
Oklahoma
Love County
This Leon is located in Love County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Leon.
South Carolina
Horry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Leon [Horry County].
Texas
Bexar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Leon [Bexar County].
Virginia
Madison County
This Leon is located in Madison County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Leon.
Washington
Whitman County
This Leon is located in Whitman County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Leon.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Leon is located in Mason County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Leon.
Wisconsin
Monroe County
This Leon is located in Monroe County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Leon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leon ...
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.
Cabin (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Gradys Crossroads (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gradys Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Herrings Crossroads (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herrings Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Hills Crossroads (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hills Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Outlaws Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Leon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leon and extending to:
Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leon to Kenansville, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Leon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0291, Longitude: -77.8200 In this case, the coordinates for Leon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Leon 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Leon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.506 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.558 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.41 degrees.