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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 Saint Leonard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Leonard and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Leonard:
    • 40.201498, -74.958779
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Leonard
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Leonard ...

We found three communities that share the name Saint Leonard.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Leonard is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in  Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Saint Leonard is located in Calvert County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Leonard that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Saint Leonard.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Leonard lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Leonard that is located in Bucks County.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Leonard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Leonard ...

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.

  • Breadysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breadysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
    • Breadysville is located in Bucks County
  • Bridgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
  • Bucktoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucktoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
  • Casey Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Bucks County
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • County Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Bucks County
  • Fairless Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairless Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairless Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
  • Glenlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
    • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
  • Ivybrook Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivybrook Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
    • Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
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    • Ivygreene Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivygreene Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
      • Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
    • Johnsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
    • Little Italy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
      • Little Italy is located in Bucks County
    • Maple Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
      • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
    • Rushland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushland
      • Rushland is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushland <4>
    • Ryans Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
      • Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County
    • Stoopville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoopville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
      • Stoopville is located in Bucks County
    • Street Road
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
      • Street Road is located in Bucks County
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Leonard to Doylestown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Leonard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Leonard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Leonard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2015, Longitude: -74.9588       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Leonard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Saint Leonard 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Saint Leonard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.559 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.134 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.30 degrees.









 

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