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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 Leawood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leawood 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 Leawood:
- 34.891784, -82.403177
- 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 Leawood
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Leawood is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Leawood
Communities Also Named Leawood ...
We found four communities that are also named Leawood.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Leawood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Sumter County
- This Leawood is located in Sumter County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leawood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Leawood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Leawood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leawood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Leawood.
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Leawood is located in Johnson County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leawood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Leawood.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Leawood is located in Newton County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leawood that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Leawood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leawood ...
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.
- City View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Enchanted Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hughes Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Mountain Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Paris Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Shady Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Stone Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- View Point Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Leawood 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 Leawood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leawood and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Leawood to Columbia, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Leawood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Leawood 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 Leawood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8918, Longitude: -82.4032 In this case, the coordinates for Leawood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.212 degrees. |
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