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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 Leicester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leicester 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 Leicester:
- 42.770328, -77.896293
- 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 Leicester
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Leicester is near Wyoming County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Leicester
Communities Also Named Leicester ...
We found three communities that are also named Leicester.
Within New York, the name Leicester is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Leicester is located in Worcester County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Leicester that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Leicester.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Leicester is located in Buncombe County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leicester that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Leicester.
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Leicester is located in Addison County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leicester that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Leicester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leicester ...
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.
- Buffalo Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Corners
- Cottonwood Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Craigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fowlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
- Groveland Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Long Point Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
- Paines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Pine Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Shaker Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Sucker Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sucker Brook is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
- Tryons Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tryons Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryons Corners
How Far From Leicester 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 village such as Leicester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leicester and extending to:
- Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Leicester to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leicester) 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 Leicester 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 Leicester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7703, Longitude: -77.8963 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.118 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.539 degrees. |
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