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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 Leelan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leelan 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 Leelan:
- 39.454483, -84.178937
- 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 Leelan
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Leelan is near Butler County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Leelan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leelan ...
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.
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Iron is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Greentree Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kings Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Senior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Senior is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senior
- Shadow Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Leelan 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 Leelan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leelan and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Leelan to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Leelan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leelan 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 Leelan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4545, Longitude: -84.1789 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.647 degrees. |
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