Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Leacock - Leola - Bareville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leacock - Leola - Bareville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leacock - Leola - Bareville

• 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 Leacock - Leola - Bareville:
  • 40.089533, -76.184921
  • 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 Leacock - Leola - Bareville

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Leacock - Leola - Bareville is near Bedford County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Leacock - Leola - Bareville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leacock - Leola - Bareville ...

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.

• Bareville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bareville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
• Bird-in-Hand
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bird-in-Hand is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird-in-Hand
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird-in-Hand <1>
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Eden Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
• Farmersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Holland Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
• Irishtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Irishtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Mascot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mascot is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Smoketown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smoketown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoketown <1>
• Stumptown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stumptown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
• Weavertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weavertown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Leacock - Leola - Bareville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leacock - Leola - Bareville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leacock - Leola - Bareville and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Leacock - Leola - Bareville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'