Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leesport:
  • 40.448799, -75.964218
  • 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 Leesport

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesport ...

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.

• Cherokee Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
• Foxchase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foxchase is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Heather Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
• Maiden Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
• River View Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • River View Park is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
• Rivers Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
• Shadow Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shadow Ridge is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
• Shoemakersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <1>
• Temple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
• Willow Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens

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

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

• Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Leesport to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'