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37.345115, -81.417881
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We found one communities that are also named Leckie.
Within West Virginia, the name Leckie is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Leckie in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Wyoming
Sublette County
This Leckie is located in Sublette County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leckie that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Leckie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leckie ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leckie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leckie and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leckie to Welch, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leckie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Leckie 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 Leckie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3451, Longitude: -81.4179 In this case, the coordinates for Leckie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.548 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.236 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.091 degrees.