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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 Leonardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leonardville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Leonardville:
    • 40.406220, -74.041806
    • 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 Leonardville
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Leonardville is near Richmond County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Leonardville

Communities Also Named Leonardville ...

We found two communities that are also named Leonardville.

Within New Jersey, the name Leonardville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This Leonardville is located in Riley County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west of the Leonardville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Leonardville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Leonardville lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leonardville that is located in Monmouth County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leonardville ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Leonardo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
  • Little Silver Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
  • Locust
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Locust is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Oceanic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceanic is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanic
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sands Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
  • Stone Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stone Church is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Town Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
  • Waterwitch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwitch

How Far From Leonardville 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 community such as Leonardville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leonardville to Freehold, with an average speed<2> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Leonardville) 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 Leonardville 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 Leonardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4062, Longitude: -74.0418       In this case, the coordinates for Leonardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.997 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.53 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.816 degrees.