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:
- 44.952297, -67.660831
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Wesley is near Hancock County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Maine, the name Wesley is unique.
Beyond Maine, 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 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Wesley.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Wesley is located in Dorchester County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the west southwest of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the west of the Wesley that is located in Washington 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.
- Cedar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Grand Lake Stream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
- Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <5>
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaw Chopping Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw Chopping Landing
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing is located in Washington County
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Little River Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
- Little River Corner is located in Washington County
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Mud Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
- Mud Landing is located in Washington County
- Red Beach Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Beach Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach Landing
- Red Beach Landing is located in Washington County
- Rivers End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rivers End is located in Washington County
How Far From Wesley 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 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:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wesley to Machias, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,852 miles [6,199.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Maine: https://www.maine.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 44.9523, Longitude: -67.6608 In this case, the coordinates for Wesley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 301.447 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.19 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.541 degrees. |