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36.211571, -96.261633
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We found twenty communities that share the name Leroy.
Within Oklahoma, the name Leroy is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Washington County
This Leroy is located in Washington County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Leroy.
Colorado
Logan County
This Leroy is located in Logan County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Leroy.
Florida
Marion County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Leroy [Marion County].
Indiana
Lake County
This Leroy is located in Lake County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Leroy.
Kansas
Doniphan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leroy [Doniphan County].
Kentucky
Pulaski County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Leroy [Pulaski County].
Louisiana
Vermilion Parish
This Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Leroy.
Michigan
Ingham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leroy [Ingham County].
Presque Isle County
This Leroy is located in Presque Isle County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Leroy.
Missouri
Lafayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Leroy [Lafayette County].
Montana
Blaine County
This Leroy is located in Blaine County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Leroy.
North Dakota
Pembina County
This Leroy is located in Pembina County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the north of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Leroy.
Ohio
Medina County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Leroy [Medina County].
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This Leroy is located in Bradford County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Leroy.
Saskatchewan
This Leroy lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
Tennessee
Shelby County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Leroy [Shelby County].
Texas
McLennan County
This Leroy is located in McLennan County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Leroy.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Leroy is located in Jackson County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Leroy.
Kanawha County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Leroy [Kanawha County].
Wisconsin
Dodge County
This Leroy is located in Dodge County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leroy that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Leroy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leroy ...
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.
Cedar Ridge (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Leroy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leroy and extending to:
Pawnee, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leroy to Pawnee, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 87 miles [140 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 1,066 miles [1,715.6 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2116, Longitude: -96.2616 In this case, the coordinates for Leroy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Leroy 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Leroy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.957 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.939 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.966 degrees.