Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mount Wesley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Wesley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount 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 Mount Wesley:
  • 38.171508, -75.343250
  • 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 Mount 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Mount Wesley is near Wicomico County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Mount Wesley

Communities Also Named Mount Wesley ...

We found one communities that are also named Mount Wesley.

Within Maryland, the name Mount Wesley is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Mount Wesley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Kerr County
    • This Mount Wesley is located in Kerr County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Wesley that is located in Worcester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Mount Wesley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount 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.

• Boxiron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
• Boxiron Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
• Cedartown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
• Figgs Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
• Girdletree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
• Indiantown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Mason Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
• Nathaniels Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
• Public Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
• Snow Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <2>

How Far From Mount Wesley 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 Mount Wesley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Wesley and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the West.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Wesley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'