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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leonardsville

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Leonardsville

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Leonardsville is near Otsego County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Leonardsville

Communities Also Named Leonardsville ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Button City is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
• Dogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Five Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Guideboard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Guideboard is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
• Hitching Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
• Lloydsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Moscow Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
• Pecktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
• Robinson Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
• Sweets
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweets is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
• Woods Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

How Far From Leonardsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'