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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 Leeton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leeton 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 Leeton:
- 40.389124, -109.920982
- 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 Leeton
- 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 Uintah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uintah County
- Since Leeton is near Duchesne County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duchesne 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 Leeton
Communities Also Named Leeton ...
We found one communities that are also named Leeton.
Within Utah, the name Leeton is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Leeton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Leeton is located in Johnson County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east of the Leeton that is located in Uintah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Leeton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leeton ...
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.
- Bluebell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Dry Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Gusher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Uintah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Monarch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Mountain Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Naples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Leeton 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 Leeton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leeton and extending to:
- Vernal, which is the Seat of Uintah County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leeton to Vernal, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 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 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leeton) 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 Leeton 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 Leeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3891, Longitude: -109.9210 In this case, the coordinates for Leeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.661 degrees. |
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