Location services in Mavericks with no WiFi?

I just installed Mavericks on my Mac Pro, and I want to use its location-aware features, like travel times in Calendar, etc. However, since it's a desktop, my computer is connected to the internet via ethernet, and has no WiFi hardware installed. So, it's telling me that it can't use Location Services. Is there any way to just tell the computer where it is, since it's not going anywhere, and have that be used for location features?

Resurrecting this thread as it's a question I'd quite like answered.
My Mac Pro has its time zone/location set in Date & Time System Prefs, but when using Maps, it cannot find its current location unless WiFi is on. So no consistency there then.
But is does raise the question of why WiFi is required. I don't actually know how Location Services work, but cannot see how WiFi is required. The WiFi network here (at home) simply connects to the wired ethernet backbone and hence to the Internet. Every WiFi device can alternatively be connected to via the wired network. What can WiFi possibly provide that the wired connection cannot?
I think it's just Apple being lazy and only implementing it (whatever IT is) over WiFi since it has most use in a mobile application. No real reason it cannot use the wired network, but they can't be bothered to include it since they saw no reason to on a fixed Mac. But they completely missed the fact that other stuff like their own Maps app requires this service in order to plan routes. So they really need to either update Location Services to be able to use the wired network or ensure that Maps (and similar) can use the machine's location as specified and Date & Time prefs. It is monumentally stupid that this situation exists.

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