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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 Leming, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leming 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 Leming:
- 29.073023, -98.484183
- 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 Leming
- 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 Atascosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atascosa County
- Since Leming is near Wilson County and also Bexar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar 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 Leming
Communities Also Named Leming ...
We found one communities that are also named Leming.
Within Texas, the name Leming is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Leming in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Leming is located in Calvert County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leming that is located in Atascosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Leming.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leming ...
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.
- Anchorage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Christine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Graytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Sandy Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Three Oaks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
How Far From Leming 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 Leming to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leming and extending to:
- Jourdanton, which is the Seat of Atascosa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leming to Jourdanton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,973 miles [12,831.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leming) 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 Leming 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 Leming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0730, Longitude: -98.4842 In this case, the coordinates for Leming have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.725 degrees. |
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