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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 Saint Leo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Leo 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 Saint Leo:
- 39.642860, -80.360913
- 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 Saint Leo
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Saint Leo is near Wetzel County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Saint Leo
Communities Also Named Saint Leo ...
We found three communities that are also named Saint Leo.
Within West Virginia, the name Saint Leo is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This Saint Leo is located in Pasco County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Leo that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Saint Leo.
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- This Saint Leo is located in Kingman County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Leo that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Saint Leo.
- Minnesota
- Yellow Medicine County
- This Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Leo that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Saint Leo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Leo ...
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.
- Cottontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Flyblow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flyblow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flyblow
- Hero
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hero is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
- Hundred
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Jollytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Maple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Miracle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Ragtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Round Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
How Far From Saint Leo 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 Saint Leo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Leo and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Leo to Morgantown, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Saint Leo) 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 Saint Leo 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 Saint Leo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6429, Longitude: -80.3609 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Leo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.873 degrees. |
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