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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 Leat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leat 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 Leat:
- 42.895832, -101.824595
- 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 Leat
- 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 Cherry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherry County
- Since Leat is near Bennett County and also Sheridan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bennett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan 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 Leat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leat ...
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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bad Wound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bad Wound is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Wound
- Black Eyes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Black Eyes is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eyes
- Cody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Cherry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plenty Bears
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
- Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
- Swett ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swett is located in Bennett County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
- Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
How Far From Leat 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 community such as Leat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leat and extending to:
- Valentine, which is the Seat of Cherry County, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Leat to Valentine, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Leat 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 Leat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8958, Longitude: -101.8246 In this case, the coordinates for Leat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.417 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.796 degrees. |
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