Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Leroy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Leroy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Leroy
- 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 West Leroy:
- 41.665187, -76.739591
- 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 West Leroy
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since West Leroy is near Sullivan County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Leroy ...
We found one communities that share the name West Leroy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name West Leroy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West Leroy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This West Leroy is located in Calhoun County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Leroy that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of West Leroy.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Leroy ...
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.
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Bradford County
- Covert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Covert
- From West Leroy to Covert
- Farmers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Leroy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Long Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Valley
- From West Leroy to Long Valley
- Maple Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Summit
- Maple Summit is located in Sullivan County
- Minerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerville
- Minerville is located in Bradford County
- Windfall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windfall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windfall
- From West Leroy to Windfall
How Far From West Leroy 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 West Leroy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Leroy and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Leroy to Towanda, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south (S). 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Leroy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Leroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Leroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6652, Longitude: -76.7396 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 West Leroy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees. |