Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leithtown:
  • 39.013442, -77.758883
  • 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 Leithtown

• 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Leithtown is near Fauquier County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Leithtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leithtown ...

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.

• Circleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Circleville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Flint Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Greggsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
• Halfway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Howardsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Littletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Littletown is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Marble Quarry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
• Randolph Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
• Rock Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Stoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
• Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
• Telegraph Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leithtown to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'