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38.437627, -78.138334
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Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Crenshaw County
This Leon is located in Crenshaw County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Leon.
Arkansas
Franklin County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Leon [Franklin County].
California
San Bernardino County
This Leon is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Leon.
San Diego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Leon [San Diego County].
Colorado
Eagle County
This Leon is located in Eagle County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Leon.
Garfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Leon [Garfield County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Leon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Leon.
Leon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Leon [Leon County].
Idaho
Nez Perce County
This Leon is located in Nez Perce County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Leon.
Illinois
Whiteside County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Leon [Whiteside County].
Iowa
Decatur County
This Leon is located in Decatur County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Leon.
Kansas
Butler County
This Leon is located in Butler County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Leon.
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leon [Clay County].
Morris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Leon [Morris County].
Kentucky
Carter County
This Leon is located in Carter County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Leon.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Leon is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Leon.
New Mexico
Harding County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Leon.
McKinley County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Leon [McKinley County].
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Leon is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Leon.
North Carolina
Duplin County
This Leon is located in Duplin County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Leon.
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Leon is located in Ashtabula County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Leon.
Putnam County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Leon.
Oklahoma
Love County
This Leon is located in Love County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Leon.
South Carolina
Horry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Leon [Horry County].
Texas
Bexar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Leon [Bexar County].
Washington
Whitman County
This Leon is located in Whitman County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Leon.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Leon is located in Mason County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Leon.
Wisconsin
Monroe County
This Leon is located in Monroe County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leon that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Leon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leon ...
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.
Boston (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Leon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leon and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Leon to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4376, Longitude: -78.1383 In this case, the coordinates for Leon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Leon 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Leon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.565 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.137 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.349 degrees.