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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 Leahy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leahy 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 Leahy:
- 47.919036, -119.388926
- 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 Leahy
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Leahy is near Grant County and also Okanogan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan 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 Leahy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leahy ...
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.
- Bagdad Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Dry Falls Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Falls Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Falls Junction
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dyer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Electric City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fordair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fordair is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordair
- Hartline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lone Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Mason City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mason City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mold ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mold is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
- Mud Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
- Rocky Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
How Far From Leahy 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 Leahy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leahy and extending to:
- Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leahy to Waterville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Leahy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leahy 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 Leahy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9190, Longitude: -119.3889 In this case, the coordinates for Leahy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.461 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.807 degrees. |
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