Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheaton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wheaton
- 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 Wheaton:
- 36.761613, -94.056991
- 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 Wheaton
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Wheaton is near Newton County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for McDonald 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 Wheaton ...
We found nine communities that share the name Wheaton.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Wheaton.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout 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.
- Saint Louis County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- 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
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Montana
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.
- Boulder City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Newton County
- Chester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Jolly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Purdy is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <5>
- Rocky Comfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Stark City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Stark City is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark City <5>
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Yonkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yonkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkerville
- Yonkerville is located in Barry County
How Far From Wheaton 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 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<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheaton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.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). |
| <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> | 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 Wheaton 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 318.518 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.333 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.836 degrees. |