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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 Wellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wellwood:
    • 43.413402, -76.250485
    • 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 Wellwood
  • 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
    • Since Wellwood is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Wellwood

Communities Also Named Wellwood ...

We found five communities that are also named Wellwood.

Within New York, the name Wellwood is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Wellwood lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wellwood that is located in Oswego County.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Wellwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south of the Wellwood that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Wellwood.
      • Carroll County
      • This Wellwood is located in Carroll County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south of the Wellwood that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wellwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Wellwood is located in Camden County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wellwood that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Wellwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood County
      • This Wellwood is located in Haywood County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellwood that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Wellwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellwood ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Catfish Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
  • Gilbert Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Jones Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corners
  • Maple View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mexico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Morse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Parish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peat Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Peat Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peat Corners
    • Pleasant Point Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Red Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Red Mill is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
    • Texas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Texas is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Wellwood 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 Wellwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellwood and extending to:

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wellwood to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,273 miles [6,876.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellwood) 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 Wellwood 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 Wellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4134, Longitude: -76.2505       In this case, the coordinates for Wellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.021 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.17 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.474 degrees.