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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Lees:
    • 40.052329, -75.503809
    • 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 Lees
  • 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Since Lees is near Erie County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Lees

Communities Also Named Lees ...

We found six communities that are also named Lees.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lees is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter 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 Alabama community of Lees [Sumter County].
    • New York
      • Washington 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 New York community of Lees [Washington County].
    • South Carolina
      • Bamberg County
      • This Lees is located in Bamberg County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lees that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bamberg County community of Lees.
      • Barnwell 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 South Carolina community of Lees [Barnwell County].
    • Tennessee
      • Warren 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 Tennessee community of Lees [Warren County].
    • Texas
      • Glasscock County
      • This Lees is located in Glasscock County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lees that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glasscock County community of Lees.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lees ...

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.

  • Bull Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bull Tavern is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Tavern
  • Cedar Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hollow is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hollow
  • Corner Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Corner Store is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Store
  • Freedom View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freedom View is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom View
  • Glen Craig
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glen Craig is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Craig
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Tree is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hershey Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hershey Mill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey Mill
  • Hollow Run Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollow Run Farms is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Run Farms
  • Hunt Country
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunt Country is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Country
  • Knickerbocker
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knickerbocker is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
  • Leopard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leopard is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
  • Leopard Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leopard Farms is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Farms
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Leopard Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leopard Lakes is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Lakes
    • Planebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Planebrook is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planebrook
    • Powderhorn Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Powderhorn Knoll is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Knoll
    • Ronnie Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ronnie Park is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Park
    • Sugartown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sugartown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Sunwood Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunwood Farm is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood Farm
    • Trinity House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Trinity House is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity House
    • Whitehorse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehorse is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
    • Williams Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

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

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

  • West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lees to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lees 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lees) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lees to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0523, Longitude: -75.5038       In this case, the coordinates for Lees have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.896 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.491 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.598 degrees.