Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leetsdale:
  • 40.567567, -80.211449
  • 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 Leetsdale

• 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Since Leetsdale is near Beaver County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Leetsdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leetsdale ...

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.

• Byersdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Byersdale is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
• Fairoaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Gringo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gringo is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
• Haysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Shields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Stoops Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leetsdale to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'