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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 Leavenworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth:
- 47.596985, -120.661727
- 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 Leavenworth
- 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Since Leavenworth is near Douglas County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Leavenworth
Communities Also Named Leavenworth ...
We found three communities that are also named Leavenworth.
Within Washington, the name Leavenworth is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Leavenworth is located in Crawford County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Leavenworth that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Leavenworth.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- This Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Leavenworth that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Leavenworth.
- Minnesota
- Brown County
- This Leavenworth is located in Brown County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the east of the Leavenworth that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Leavenworth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leavenworth ...
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.
- Appleyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chumstick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chumstick is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumstick
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monitor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olds is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunnyslope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Terrace Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
How Far From Leavenworth 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 city such as Leavenworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leavenworth and extending to:
- Wenatchee, which is the Seat of Chelan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leavenworth to Wenatchee, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 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 7,511 miles [12,087.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leavenworth) 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 Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5970, Longitude: -120.6617 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.492 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.664 degrees. |
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