Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leaksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leaksville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leaksville

• 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 Leaksville:
  • 38.627347, -78.524748
  • 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 Leaksville

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Leaksville is near Shenandoah County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
  • eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Leaksville ...

We found one communities that share the name Leaksville.

Within Virginia, the name Leaksville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Leaksville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Rockingham County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Leaksville [Rockingham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leaksville ...

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.

• Cavetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Cavetown is located in Page County
• Honeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
  • Honeyville is located in Page County
• Intersections
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intersections have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intersections
  • Intersections is located in Page County
• Marksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Page County
• Stanley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
• Stony Man
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Man have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
  • Stony Man is located in Page County
• Whitehouse Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
  • Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Page County

How Far From Leaksville 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 Leaksville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Leaksville and extending to:

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Leaksville to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leaksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/