Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leesville
- 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 Leesville:
- 40.133724, -74.382371
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Leesville
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Leesville is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- eBird sighting report for Burlington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Leesville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Leesville.
Within New Jersey, the name Leesville is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Leesville [Robeson County].
- Wake County
- This Leesville is located in Wake County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Leesville.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Leesville is located in Carroll County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Leesville.
- Crawford County
- This Leesville is located in Crawford County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the west of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Leesville.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Leesville is located in Campbell County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Leesville.
- Suffolk City
- This Leesville is located in Suffolk City and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southwest of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Leesville.
- Westmoreland County
- This Leesville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest of the Leesville that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Leesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesville ...
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.
- Elton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Francis Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
- Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
- Georgia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Maryland
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
- Prospertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Red Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Stone Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
- Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
- Sweetman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Vista Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
How Far From Leesville 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 Leesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leesville and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leesville to Toms River, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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- Leesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1337, Longitude: -74.3824 In this case, the coordinates for Leesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Leesville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Leesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.082 degrees. |