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Communities Also Named Wellesley ...
We found two communities that share the name Wellesley.
Within Ontario, the name Wellesley is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Wellesley is located in Norfolk County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Wellesley.
- Virginia
- Loudoun 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 Virginia community of Wellesley [Loudoun County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellesley ...
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.
- Crosshill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosshill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosshill
- Gads Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gads Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gads Hill
- Hawkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkesville
- Josephsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Josephsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephsburg
- Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Lisbon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mennonite Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Prussia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prussia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prussia
- Punkeydoodles Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shakespeare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakespeare came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakespeare <5>
- Topping
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping
How Far From Wellesley 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 community such as Wellesley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellesley and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellesley to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wellesley: www.township.wellesley.on.ca/ The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wellesley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellesley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4760, Longitude: -80.7678 |
| <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 Wellesley 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Wellesley 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 309.889 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.411 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.641 degrees. |
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