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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 North Leeds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Leeds 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 North Leeds:
- 43.332042, -89.325352
- 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 North Leeds
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since North Leeds is near Dane County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk 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 North Leeds
Communities Also Named North Leeds ...
We found one communities that are also named North Leeds.
Within Wisconsin, the name North Leeds is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named North Leeds in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Leeds that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of North Leeds.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Leeds ...
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.
- Dane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- DeForest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Wisconsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Pebble Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
- Raintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raintree is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Sunburst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunburst is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Token Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Token Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek
How Far From North Leeds 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 North Leeds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Leeds and extending to:
- Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Leeds to Portage, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- North Leeds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 North Leeds 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 North Leeds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3320, Longitude: -89.3254 In this case, the coordinates for North Leeds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.564 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.002 degrees. |
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