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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 Lee Mont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee Mont and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lee Mont:
    • 37.778740, -75.681040
    • 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 Lee Mont
  • 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Since Lee Mont is near Somerset County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Lee Mont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee Mont ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chase Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
  • Clam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clam is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
  • Deep Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Graysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Graysville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Greenbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • High Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • High Woods is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Justisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Justisville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
  • Mutton Hunk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
  • Ticktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown
  • Winterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winterville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville

How Far From Lee Mont to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lee Mont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lee Mont and extending to:

  • Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lee Mont to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lee Mont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lee Mont 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 Lee Mont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7787, Longitude: -75.6810       In this case, the coordinates for Lee Mont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.174 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.452 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.592 degrees.