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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 Leonards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leonards and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Leonards:
    • 46.169674, -91.321294
    • 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 Leonards
  • 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 Bayfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
    • Since Leonards is near Sawyer County and also Washburn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washburn 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 Leonards

Communities Also Named Leonards ...

We found three communities that are also named Leonards.

Within Wisconsin, the name Leonards is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Leonards [Kern County].
    • Florida
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Leonards [Calhoun County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Leonards is located in Gloucester County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Leonards that is located in Bayfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Leonards.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leonards ...

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.

  • Cable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Chief Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Clam Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clam Lake is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
  • Delta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Grand View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand View is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Little Round Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
  • Mason
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Pike River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
  • Reserve
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leonards and extending to:

  • Washburn, which is the Seat of Bayfield County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leonards to Washburn, 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Leonards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Leonards) 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 Leonards 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 Leonards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1697, Longitude: -91.3213       In this case, the coordinates for Leonards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.91 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.747 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.238 degrees.