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Communities Also Named Leader ...

We found four communities that are also named Leader.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Leader is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Leader is located in Adams County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Leader.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Leader is located in Cass County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Leader.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Leader is located in Pontotoc County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Leader.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Leader is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Leader.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leader ...

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.

How Far From Leader 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 town such as Leader to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Leader to Regina, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Leader) 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 Leader 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 Leader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8892, Longitude: -109.5429    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.627 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.894 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.046 degrees.