Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leigh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leigh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leigh
- 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 Leigh:
- 33.196537, -81.715113
- 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 Leigh
- 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
- Since Leigh is near Burke County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Leigh ...
We found three communities that share the name Leigh.
Within South Carolina, the name Leigh is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Leigh lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the north of the Leigh that is located in Barnwell County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leigh ...
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.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dog Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Grays Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Aiken County
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Hell Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
- Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shell Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
- Shell Bluff Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
- Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County (GA)
- Silver Bluff Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff Ferry
- Silver Bluff Ferry is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Steel Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
- Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
How Far From Leigh 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 Leigh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Leigh once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Leigh and extending to:
- Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Leigh to Barnwell, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leigh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leigh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1965, Longitude: -81.7151 In this case, the coordinates for Leigh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Leigh 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 310.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.406 degrees. |