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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 Wheeling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheeling 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 Wheeling:
    • 40.064161, -80.719675
    • 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 Wheeling
  • 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Since Wheeling is near Belmont County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Wheeling

Communities Also Named Wheeling ...

We found ten communities that are also named Wheeling.

Within West Virginia, the name Wheeling is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Wheeling [Jefferson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This Wheeling is located in Fulton County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wheeling.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Wheeling is located in Cook County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Wheeling.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Wheeling is located in Carroll County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the west of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wheeling.
      • Delaware County
      • This Wheeling is located in Delaware County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Wheeling.
      • Gibson County
      • This Wheeling is located in Gibson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the west southwest of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Wheeling.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wheeling [Crawford County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Wheeling is located in Winn Parish and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Wheeling.
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wheeling [Emmet County].
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • This Wheeling is located in Livingston County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the west of the Wheeling that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wheeling.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheeling ...

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.

  • Cedar Rocks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
  • Echo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
  • Greggsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greggsville is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
  • Martins Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mozart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mozart Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sunset Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Terminal Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
    • Vineyard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
    • Warwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Warwood is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood

How Far From Wheeling to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Wheeling to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wheeling to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Wheeling 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wheeling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wheeling 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 Wheeling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0642, Longitude: -80.7197    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.05 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.073 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.885 degrees.