Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leesville
- 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 Leesville:
- 33.916216, -81.513153
- 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 Leesville
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Leesville is near Saluda County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Leesville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Leesville.
Within South Carolina, the name Leesville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- 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 North Carolina community of Leesville [Robeson County].
- Wake County
- This Leesville is located in Wake County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Leesville.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Leesville is located in Carroll County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Leesville.
- Crawford County
- This Leesville is located in Crawford County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the north of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Leesville.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Leesville is located in Campbell County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Leesville.
- Suffolk City
- This Leesville is located in Suffolk City and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the northeast of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Leesville.
- Westmoreland County
- This Leesville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the northeast of the Leesville that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Leesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesville ...
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.
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
- Hall ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hibernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hollow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Hollow Creek is located in Lexington County
- Jones Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Lexington County
- Red Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ridge Road Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Road Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Ridge Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Spring
- Ridge Spring is located in Saluda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Spring <3>
How Far From Leesville 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 town such as Leesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leesville and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leesville to Lexington, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9162, Longitude: -81.5132 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Leesville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Leesville 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 310.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.791 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.136 degrees. |