Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Leatherwood:
  • 38.435379, -81.103720
  • 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 Upper Leatherwood

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Leatherwood ...

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.

• Clay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Clay Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Junction is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
• Hartland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Morocco ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Morocco is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
• Sand Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Fork is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
• Spread
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
• Two Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Two Run is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
• Whetstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

How Far From Upper Leatherwood to ...

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 Upper Leatherwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Leatherwood and extending to:

• Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Leatherwood to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 221 miles [355.7 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'