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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 Wellsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wellsville:
- 41.625114, -111.940070
- 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 Wellsville
- 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 Cache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
- Since Wellsville is near Box Elder County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Wellsville
Communities Also Named Wellsville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Wellsville.
Within Utah, the name Wellsville is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Wellsville is located in Fremont County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Wellsville.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Wellsville is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Wellsville.
- Kansas
- Franklin County
- This Wellsville is located in Franklin County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wellsville.
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Wellsville is located in Lenawee County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Wellsville.
- Missouri
- Montgomery County
- This Wellsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wellsville.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Wellsville is located in Allegany County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Wellsville.
- Montgomery County
- This Wellsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km] to the east northeast of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wellsville.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Wellsville is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Wellsville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Wellsville is located in York County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wellsville.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Wellsville is located in Blount County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wellsville that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Wellsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellsville ...
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.
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Deweyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
- Greens Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corner is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Honeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peter is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wellsville 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 Wellsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellsville and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Cache County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wellsville to Logan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Wellsville) 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 Wellsville 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 Wellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6251, Longitude: -111.9401 In this case, the coordinates for Wellsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.042 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.73 degrees. |
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