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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 Leighs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leighs 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 Leighs:
- 39.032331, -77.341096
- 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 Leighs
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Leighs is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Leighs
Communities Also Named Leighs ...
We found one communities that are also named Leighs.
Within Virginia, the name Leighs is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Leighs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Leighs is located in Tipton County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Leighs that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Leighs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leighs ...
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.
- Cooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deanwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Farmlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Glen Query
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Lake Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
How Far From Leighs 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 Leighs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leighs and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Leighs to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leighs) 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 Leighs 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 Leighs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0323, Longitude: -77.3411 In this case, the coordinates for Leighs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.061 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.791 degrees. |
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