Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leaning Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leaning Oak and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leaning Oak

• 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 Leaning Oak:
  • 38.773700, -81.379009
  • 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 Leaning Oak

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Leaning Oak is near Calhoun County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Leaning Oak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leaning Oak ...

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.

• Buffalolick ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Buffalolick is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
• Clarence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clarence is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Clover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Countsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Countsville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
• Flint Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flint Town is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Geneva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Geneva is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Jingo ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jingo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• Leo ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Leo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Nancy Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nancy Run is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
  • Quiet Vale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
  • Reedyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reedyville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Speed
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Speed is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Leaning Oak and extending to:

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Leaning Oak to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'