Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheelock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheelock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wheelock
- 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 Wheelock:
- 44.588445, -72.087595
- 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 Wheelock
- 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 Caledonia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
- Since Wheelock is near Orleans County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Wheelock ...
We found seven communities that share the name Wheelock.
Within Vermont, the name Wheelock is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheelock ...
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.
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glover <4>
- Greenbank Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Hartwellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
- Hartwellville is located in Essex County
- Harvey Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
- Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County
- Lost Nation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Lost Nation is located in Essex County
- Mackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Merrill Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Merrill Corner is located in Orleans County
- Moccasin Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
- Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
- Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
- Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County
- Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wheelock 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 Wheelock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheelock and extending to:
- Saint Johnsbury, which is the Seat of Caledonia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheelock to Saint Johnsbury, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,054 miles [6,524.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheelock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wheelock 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wheelock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheelock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5884, Longitude: -72.0876 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wheelock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Wheelock 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 304.259 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.267 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.893 degrees. |