Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wesley Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesley Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wesley Chapel
- 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 Chapel:
- 35.002654, -80.692865
- 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 Chapel
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Wesley Chapel is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Chapel ...
We found six communities that share the name Wesley Chapel.
Within North Carolina, the name Wesley Chapel is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Conway County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Pasco County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Carroll County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wesley Chapel.
- New York
- Rockland 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 New York community of Wesley Chapel [Rockland County].
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Fairfield County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Wesley Chapel is located in Cambria County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wesley Chapel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Wesley Chapel.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesley Chapel ...
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.
- Bakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Helms Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
- Helms Park is located in Union County
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Indian Trail is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <4>
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
- Providence Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Woods
- Providence Woods is located in Union County
- Rain Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rain Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Forest
- Rain Forest is located in Union County
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Union County
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Wolfville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wesley Chapel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Wesley Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wesley Chapel and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wesley Chapel to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wesley Chapel: www.wesleychapelnc.com/
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wesley Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0027, Longitude: -80.6929 In this case, the coordinates for Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel 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> | 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. |
| <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 Wesley Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.135 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.421 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.512 degrees. |