Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheelwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheelwright and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wheelwright
- 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 Wheelwright:
- 42.352035, -72.139801
- 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 Wheelwright
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Wheelwright is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Wheelwright ...
We found two communities that share the name Wheelwright.
Within Massachusetts, the name Wheelwright is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Wheelwright is located in Floyd County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wheelwright that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Wheelwright.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Wheelwright [Chesterfield County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheelwright ...
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.
- Dana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dana Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
- Dana Center is located in Worcester County
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Gilbertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Worcester County
- Lambs Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Lambs Grove is located in Worcester County
- Lower Wire Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Wire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Marks Garrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
- Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
- Sandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
How Far From Wheelwright to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wheelwright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheelwright and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheelwright to Worcester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheelwright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheelwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheelwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3520, Longitude: -72.1398 In this case, the coordinates for Wheelwright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wheelwright 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> | 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. |
| <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 Wheelwright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.062 degrees. |