Leigh (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Leigh ...

We found three communities that share the name Leigh.

Within Ontario, the name Leigh is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
  - Colfax County
  - This Leigh is located in Colfax County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Leigh.
- South Carolina
  - Barnwell 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 South Carolina community of Leigh [Barnwell County].
- Texas
  - Harrison County
  - This Leigh is located in Harrison County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Leigh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leigh ...

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.

Cree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree
Hillsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsport
Otterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale

How Far From Leigh 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 Leigh to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Leigh to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Leigh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leigh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3769, Longitude: -85.2206
<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 Leigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Leigh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.434 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.178 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.675 degrees.