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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 Leesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leesville 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 Leesville:
    • 40.451997, -81.209528
    • 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 Leesville
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Leesville is near Harrison County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Leesville

Communities Also Named Leesville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Leesville.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Leesville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Crawford County
      • This Leesville is located in Crawford County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Leesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • This Leesville is located in Colusa County and lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Leesville.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Leesville is located in Middlesex County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Leesville.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Leesville is located in Kankakee County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Leesville.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Leesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Leesville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Leesville is located in Vernon Parish and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Leesville.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leesville [Wayne County].
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Leesville is located in Henry County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Leesville.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Leesville is located in Ocean County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Leesville.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Leesville is located in Schoharie County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Leesville.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Leesville [Robeson County].
      • Wake County
      • This Leesville is located in Wake County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Leesville.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Leesville is located in Lexington County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Leesville.
    • Texas
      • Gonzales County
      • This Leesville is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Leesville.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Leesville is located in Campbell County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Leesville.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Leesville is located in Suffolk City and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southeast of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Leesville.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Leesville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southeast of the Leesville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Leesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesville ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Feed Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
  • Grampian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Paradise Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Perrysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Piney View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rock Canyon Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
  • Rockwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Sunset Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Thornhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leesville to Carrollton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Leesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Leesville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Leesville 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 Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4520, Longitude: -81.2095       In this case, the coordinates for Leesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.338 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.458 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.97 degrees.