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We found seven communities that are also named Leander.
Within Oklahoma, the name Leander is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Johnson County
This Leander is located in Johnson County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Leander.
Louisiana
Vernon Parish
This Leander is located in Vernon Parish and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Leander.
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Leander is located in Saint Louis County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the north of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Leander.
North Carolina
Watauga County
This Leander is located in Watauga County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the east of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Leander.
Texas
Williamson County
This Leander is located in Williamson County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Leander.
Virginia
Rockingham 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 Virginia community of Leander [Rockingham County].
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Leander is located in Fayette County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leander that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Leander.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leander ...
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.
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 Leander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leander and extending to:
Pawnee, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leander to Pawnee, with an average speed<4> 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.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Leander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Leander 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Leander 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 Leander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2231, Longitude: -96.3061 In this case, the coordinates for Leander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.989 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.977 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.986 degrees.