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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 Leavells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leavells 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 Leavells:
- 38.244734, -77.525114
- 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 Leavells
- 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Since Leavells is near Fredericksburg City and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Leavells
Communities Also Named Leavells ...
We found one communities that are also named Leavells.
Within Virginia, the name Leavells is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Leavells in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leavells [Grand Traverse County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leavells ...
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.
- Carters Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Store is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Store
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Chancellor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cottage Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Green is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Green
- Fall Run Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Ferry Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Five Mile Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Mile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Fork
- Fourmile Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fourmile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Fork
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hazel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- High School Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hollyridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Part Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
- Ridge Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Scenic Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Leavells to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leavells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leavells and extending to:
- Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Leavells to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Leavells could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Leavells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leavells 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 Leavells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2447, Longitude: -77.5251 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.165 degrees. |
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