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Wheeler
Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a census-designated place * Wheeler, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Nebraska, a ghost town * Wheeler, New York, a town * Wheeler, Oregon (other) * Wheeler, Texas, a city * Wheeler, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Washington, a census-designated place * Wheeler, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Wisconsin, a village * Wheeler County (other) * Wheeler Crest or Ridge, a ridge in Mono and Inyo Counties, California * Wheeler Dam, Alabama ** Wheeler Lake, the lake created by the dam * Wheeler Geologic Area, a protected area of Mineral County, Colorado * Wheeler Island, Connecticut * Wheeler Islands (West Virginia) * Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, near Decatur, Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler, Texas
Wheeler is a city, and the county seat of Wheeler County, Texas, United States, located on the eastern border of the Texas Panhandle. The population was last reported at 1,592 in the 2010 census. History Both the town of Wheeler and Wheeler County are named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, who was a Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Geography The town is positioned 3 miles northwest from the center of the county, 100 miles east of Amarillo, TX, and 12 miles west of the Texas-Oklahoma states' line. According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeler has a total township-area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km), all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wheeler has a semiarid climate, ''BSk'' on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,487 people, 568 households, and 415 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 1,378 people, 520 households, and 365 fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Lawrence County in Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1930s as part of a New Deal-era initiative to improve navigation on the river and bring flood control and economic development to the region. The dam impounds the Wheeler Lake of and its tailwaters feed into Wilson Lake. Wheeler Dam is named for Civil War general and U.S. Congressman Joseph Wheeler. Congressman Wheeler was an early advocate of federal development of the Muscle Shoals area.Tennessee Valley Authority, ''The Wheeler Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Wheeler Project'', Technical Report No. 2 (Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1940), pp. 1-9, 39, 48, 111, 219, 231, 239. The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. Loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kalam Island
__NOTOC__ Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the late Indian president, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The Integrated Test Range missile testing facility is located on the island, and serves as the test facility for most of India's missiles such as the Akash, Agni, Astra, BrahMos, Nirbhay, Prahaar, Prithvi, Shaurya Missile, Advanced Air Defence, Prithvi Air Defence, and ASAT missiles. Geography Abdul Kalam Island is one among a group of five islands located in the Bay of Bengal, approximately off the eastern coast of India, and about south of Chandipur in Balasore district, Odisha. The island is about in length and in area. The nearest port is Dhamra Port. This island belongs to Bhadrak district. Integrated Test Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a 35,000 acre (142 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Tennessee River near Decatur, Alabama. Named after Major General Joseph Wheeler, it was established to provide a habitat for wintering and migrating birds in the eastern United States. Of the 35,000 acres (142 km2) of the refuge, about 4,085 acres (16.5 km2) are located within Redstone Arsenal. Approximately 1,500 acres (6 km2) of the Redstone Arsenal land is administered by the Marshall Space Flight Center. The facility has a sixteen-person staff with a $1,694,000 annual budget. Wheeler NWR is charged with the administration of four other National Wildlife Refuges including Fern Cave, Key Cave, Sauta Cave, and the Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge. Until recently, Wheeler NWR also administered the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (now administered by the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge). History In 1934, the Tennessee Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler, New York
Wheeler is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Steuben County, New York, Steuben County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Captain Silas Wheeler, an early settler. The Town of Wheeler is in the northern part of the county, north of Bath (village), New York, Bath. History The town was organized in 1820 from the Towns of Bath (town), New York, Bath and Prattsburgh, New York, Prattsburgh. Wheeler lost some of its territory to Avoca (town), New York, Avoca (1843) and Urbana, New York, Urbana (1839). The town was at its peak population in 1850: 1,471. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.09%) is water. New York State Route 53 is a north-south highway through the town. From c. 1889-1961, Wheeler was located on a railroad. The Kanona & Prattsburgh Railroad Company, the Kanona & Prattsburgh Railway Company, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Peak (other)
Wheeler Peak may refer to the following United States summits: * Wheeler BM, a benchmark Nevada summit north-northwest of Wheeler Pass: * Wheeler Peak (Alaska) * Wheeler Peak, California, in the Sweetwater Mountains * Wheeler Peak (Mono County, California), on the Wheeler Crest: * Wheeler Peak (Plumas County, California) * Wheeler Peak (Tuolumne County, California) *Wheeler Peak (Nevada) - highest summit of the Snake Range *Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos and south of Red River in the northern part of the state, and just southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley. It lies in the Sangre ... - highest summit of the Taos Mountains and in the State of New Mexico * Wheeler Ridge, a Kern County peak west of the town of Wheeler Ridge, California Others * Mount Wheeler, 365 m peak in Queensland, Australia References {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler, Indiana
Wheeler is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in northern Union Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 130, northwest of the city of Valparaiso. Although Wheeler is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46393. The population of Wheeler was 443 at the 2010 census. History Wheeler was founded in 1858 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Wheeler since 1858. Demographics The population at the 2010 census was 443. There ware 214 males (48.4%) and 229 females (51.6%). The median resident age is 48.5 in Wheeler compared to the median age of 37.7 in Indiana. The estimated median household income in 2017 was $65,747 In Wheeler compared to $54,181 in Indiana. The estimated per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calcul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Lake
Wheeler Lake is located in the northern part of the state of Alabama in the United States, between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's second largest lake at , and only a few hundred acres smaller than the largest lake in Alabama, Guntersville Lake Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is in northern Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Location The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's large ..., which is and is separated by the Guntersville dam from the lake. Decatur operates the busiest port along the Tennessee River on this lake, Port of Decatur. Wheeler Lake is a major recreation and tourist center, attracting about four million visits a year. Along with camping, boating, and fishing, visitors enjoy the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge several miles upstream f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelers Bay
Wheelers Bay is a small bay on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the east of Ventnor. It faces south-east towards the English Channel, its shoreline is in length. A section of the bay, to the side of the slipway, is used as dry-storage for boats; in recent years this has been targeted by thieves. The bay is home to an open-air café known as ''The Seapot''. The bay is accessed by a concrete slope from the road above the bay or by walking along the seawall either from Ventnor or Horseshoe Bay. The Isle of Wight Coastal Path runs the length of the bay along the seawall. History Leading up to the 19th century, smuggling and wreaking was an island industry in which many families were involved. Wheelers Bay took its name from a notorious Isle of Wight family "the Wheeler's" known for their involvement in smuggling on the isle. In the 1800s Robert Wheeler had logged 70 wrecks, His father James wheeler was said to saved three souls from the sea when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler, Alabama
Wheeler (also known as Wheeler Station) is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. Wheeler had a post office at one time, but it no longer exists. Wheeler has two sites on the National Register of Historic Places, the Tidewater-type cottage known as Bride's Hill and the former home of Joseph Wheeler, Pond Spring. Demographics Wheeler Station appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community of 114 residents. This was the only time it appeared on census records. Geography Wheeler is located in the Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names ... valley, roughly south of Wheeler Lake. It is at and has an elevation of . References Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Lawre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler, Nebraska
Wheeler is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ..., United States. History Wheeler was originally called Baird, but when it was discovered that another place called Baird already existed, the town was renamed to avoid repetition. A post office was established at Wheeler in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. References Geography of Wheeler County, Nebraska {{WheelerCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Street, Cambridge
Wheeler Street is a street in central Cambridge, England.Wheeler Street Cambridge City Council. It runs between Bene't Street to the southwest and Guildhall Street and Corn Exchange Street to the northeast. To the east, Guildhall Place, a , runs southeast from the juncti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
