Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wen-le, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wen-le and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wen-le
- 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 Wen-le:
- 33.932102, -80.325913
- 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 Wen-le
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Wen-le is near Lee County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wen-le ...
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.
- Burns Down
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Down have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Flowers Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Iris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Kingman Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Richwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rocky Bluff Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bluff Crossroads
- Rocky Bluff Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Tiller Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiller Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
- Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
How Far From Wen-le 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 Wen-le to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wen-le and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wen-le to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wen-le. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Wen-le) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wen-le. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9321, Longitude: -80.3259 In this case, the coordinates for Wen-le have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wen-le to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.685 degrees. |