Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wesley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wesley
- 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:
- 40.068033, -87.006568
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wesley
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Wesley is near Fountain County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- eBird sighting report for Parke 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wesley ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Wesley.
Within Indiana, the name Wesley is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- This Wesley is located in Emanuel County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Wesley.
- Oconee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wesley [Oconee County].
- Taylor County
- This Wesley is located in Taylor County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the south southeast of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Wesley.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Wesley is located in Dorchester County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the east of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Wesley.
- Worcester County
- This Wesley is located in Worcester County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Wesley.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Wesley is located in Muskingum County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the east of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Wesley.
- Perry County
- This Wesley is located in Perry County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wesley.
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wesley.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Wesley lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Wesley that is located in Montgomery County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesley ...
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.
- Centennial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Deer Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Elmdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hibernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lapland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Smartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Steam Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Sycamore Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Waveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
How Far From Wesley 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 Wesley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wesley and extending to:
- Crawfordsville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Wesley to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wesley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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. |
| <2> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wesley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0680, Longitude: -87.0066 |
| <3> | 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 Wesley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.025 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.605 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.779 degrees. |