Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leland
- 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 Leland:
- 42.638473, -123.441676
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Leland
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Leland is near Douglas County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Leland ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Leland.
Within Oregon, the name Leland is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Graham County].
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Kingman County].
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leland [Morris County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leland [Chippewa County].
- Leelanau County
- This Leland is located in Leelanau County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Leland that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Leland.
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leland [Washtenaw County].
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Leland lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Leland that is located in Josephine County.
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leland ...
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.
- Fernvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Golden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Josephine County
- Greenback ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Josephine County
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Merlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Merlin is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merlin <5>
- Speaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunny Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
- Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <5>
- Three Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <5>
How Far From Leland 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 community such as Leland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leland and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leland to Grants Pass, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,878 miles [12,678.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Leland 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6385, Longitude: -123.4417 |
| <3> | 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 Leland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Leland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.50 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.926 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.741 degrees. |