Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leneve, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leneve and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leneve

• 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 Leneve:
  • 43.206221, -124.273723
  • 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 Leneve

• 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Since Leneve is near Curry County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Leneve

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leneve ...

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 Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Point is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Chrome
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chrome is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
• Cranberry Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranberry Corners is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Corners
• Crown Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crown Point is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Kings Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Landing is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Overland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Overland is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
• Prosper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prosper is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Winterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterville is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Leneve and extending to:

• Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Leneve to Salem, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,853 miles [12,638.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'