Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leedale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leedale
- 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 Leedale:
- 30.986572, -97.198052
- 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 Leedale
- 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Since Leedale is near Milam County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Milam County
- eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Leedale ...
We found one communities that share the name Leedale.
Within Texas, the name Leedale is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Leedale in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Leedale lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leedale that is located in Bell County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leedale ...
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.
- Airville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cyclone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - New Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
- New Colony is located in Bell County
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Red Ranger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ranger
- Red Ranger is located in Bell County
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Bell County
How Far From Leedale 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 Leedale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leedale and extending to:
- Belton, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leedale to Belton, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 from Point A (ie- Leedale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9866, Longitude: -97.1981 In this case, the coordinates for Leedale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Leedale 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 319.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.02 degrees. |