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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesley Grove 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 Grove:
- 39.187052, -76.759416
- 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 Grove
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Wesley Grove is near Anne Arundel County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Grove
Communities Also Named Wesley Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Wesley Grove.
Within Maryland, the name Wesley Grove is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Wesley Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Walker County
- This Wesley Grove is located in Walker County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wesley Grove that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Wesley Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesley Grove ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Elkridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lawyers Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Locust Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Long Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mission Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Phelps Luck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Provinces
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Provinces is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provinces
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rockburn Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stony Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Timber Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Timberview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Wesley Grove 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 Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wesley Grove and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wesley Grove to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wesley Grove 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1871, Longitude: -76.7594 In this case, the coordinates for Wesley Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.485 degrees. |
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