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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 Leesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leesville 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 Leesville:
    • 37.119088, -79.385573
    • 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 Leesville
  • 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 Leesville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Leesville.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Leesville.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Suffolk City
      • This Leesville is located in Suffolk City and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Leesville.
    • Westmoreland County
      • This Leesville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Leesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • This Leesville is located in Colusa County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Leesville.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Leesville is located in Middlesex County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Leesville.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Leesville is located in Kankakee County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Leesville.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Leesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Leesville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Leesville is located in Vernon Parish and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Leesville.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Leesville [Wayne County].
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Leesville is located in Henry County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Leesville.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Leesville is located in Ocean County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Leesville.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Leesville is located in Schoharie County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Leesville.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Leesville [Robeson County].
      • Wake County
      • This Leesville is located in Wake County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Leesville.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Leesville is located in Carroll County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Leesville.
      • Crawford County
      • This Leesville is located in Crawford County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the northwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Leesville.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Leesville is located in Lexington County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Leesville.
    • Texas
      • Gonzales County
      • This Leesville is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leesville that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Leesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leesville ...

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.

  • Brights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
    • Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Chestnut Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
    • Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Bedford County
  • Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
    • Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Grit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
    • Grit is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Hill Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
    • Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Hurt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
  • Lynch Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Motley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pickerel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
    • Pickerel is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leesville and extending to:

  • Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leesville to Rustburg, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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- Leesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1191, Longitude: -79.3856       In this case, the coordinates for Leesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Leesville 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Leesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.35 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.833 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.325 degrees.