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36.761613, -94.056991
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We found nine communities that are also named Wheaton.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Wheaton.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Saint Louis County
Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Wheaton.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Appling County
This Wheaton is located in Appling County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wheaton that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Wheaton.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Wheaton is located in DuPage County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wheaton that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Wheaton.
Randolph 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 Illinois community of Wheaton [Randolph County].
Indiana
Putnam 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 Indiana community of Wheaton [Putnam County].
Kansas
Pottawatomie County
This Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wheaton that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Wheaton.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Wheaton is located in Montgomery County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wheaton that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wheaton.
Minnesota
Traverse County
This Wheaton is located in Traverse County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the north of the Wheaton that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traverse County community of Wheaton.
Montana
Musselshell County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wheaton [Musselshell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheaton ...
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 & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Wheaton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheaton and extending to:
Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheaton to Cassville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheaton) 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 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 Wheaton 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>
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 Wheaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Wheaton 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 Wheaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7616, Longitude: -94.0570 In this case, the coordinates for Wheaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.518 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.333 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.836 degrees.