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We found seven communities that are also named Wendell.
Within Massachusetts, the name Wendell is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Gooding County
This Wendell is located in Gooding County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wendell that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gooding County community of Wendell.
Kansas
Butler 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 Kansas community of Wendell [Butler County].
Edwards County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wendell [Edwards County].
Minnesota
Grant County
This Wendell is located in Grant County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wendell that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Wendell.
New Hampshire
Sullivan County
This Wendell is located in Sullivan County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north of the Wendell that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Wendell.
North Carolina
Wake County
This Wendell is located in Wake County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wendell that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Wendell.
Texas
Jeff Davis County
Although located in Jeff Davis County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Wendell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wendell ...
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.
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 Wendell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wendell and extending to:
Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wendell to Greenfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,139 miles [6,661.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wendell) 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 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 Wendell 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 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 Wendell 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 Wendell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5481, Longitude: -72.3968 In this case, the coordinates for Wendell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.753 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.477 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.082 degrees.