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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 Wesson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesson 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 Wesson:
- 33.115413, -92.762660
- 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 Wesson
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Wesson is near Claiborne Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- 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 Wesson
Communities Also Named Wesson ...
We found three communities that are also named Wesson.
Within Arkansas, the name Wesson is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Copiah County
- This Wesson is located in Copiah County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wesson that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Wesson.
- Texas
- Comal County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Comal County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Wesson.
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- This Wesson is located in Brunswick County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wesson that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Wesson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesson ...
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.
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- El Dorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Griffin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Three Creeks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
How Far From Wesson 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 Wesson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wesson and extending to:
- El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Wesson to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wesson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wesson 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 Wesson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1154, Longitude: -92.7627 In this case, the coordinates for Wesson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.845 degrees. |
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