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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 Leonardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leonardsville 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 Leonardsville:
    • 42.808683, -75.252664
    • 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 Leonardsville
  • 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 Leonardsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Leonardsville.

Within New York, the name Leonardsville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Leonardsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • This Leonardsville is located in Carbon County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south of the Leonardsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Leonardsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leonardsville ...

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.

  • Button City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
  • Dogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Guideboard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guideboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
    • Guideboard is located in Madison County
  • Hitching Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitching Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
    • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
  • Lloydsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
    • Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
  • Moscow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
    • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
  • Pecktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
    • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
  • Robinson Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
    • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Sweets
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
    • Sweets is located in Chenango County
  • Woods Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
    • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County

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

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

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leonardsville to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leonardsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- Leonardsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leonardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8087, Longitude: -75.2527       In this case, the coordinates for Leonardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Leonardsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.467 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.449 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.277 degrees.









 

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