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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 Wesley Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel:
- 28.240607, -82.325832
- 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 Wesley Chapel
- 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 Pasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Since Wesley Chapel is near Hillsborough County and also Hernando County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hernando 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 Wesley Chapel
Communities Also Named Wesley Chapel ...
We found six communities that are also named Wesley Chapel.
Within Florida, the name Wesley Chapel is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Conway County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Carroll County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wesley Chapel.
- New York
- Rockland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Wesley Chapel [Rockland County].
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Union County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Fairfield County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Cambria County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Wesley Chapel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesley Chapel ...
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.
- Carr Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Drive is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Drive
- Cedar Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Clubview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clubview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- Cornerstone Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Ranch
- Cross Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Fox Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Hammocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammocks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Heather Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heather Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Downs
- Heritage Isles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Isles
- Hunters Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunters Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Jessies Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessies Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessies Place
- Lake Pasadena Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Land O' Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Chase
- Oak Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Pebble Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Ridgelake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgelake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Rustic Oaks Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Oaks Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Place
- Tangerine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tangerine Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Hill
- Wilderness Crossings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Crossings
- Zephyrhills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wesley Chapel and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wesley Chapel to Dade City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wesley Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Wesley Chapel could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2406, Longitude: -82.3258 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.788 degrees. |
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