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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 Maplewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplewood 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 Maplewood:
    • 37.926504, -80.933150
    • 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 Maplewood
  • 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 Maplewood ...

We found 51 communities that share the name Maplewood.

Within West Virginia, the name Maplewood is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 46 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Maplewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maplewood.
      • Madison County
      • This Maplewood is located in Madison County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maplewood.
    • British Columbia
      • This Maplewood lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Maplewood [New Castle County].
      • Sussex County
      • This Maplewood is located in Sussex County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Maplewood.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Maplewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the south of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Maplewood.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Maplewood is located in Floyd County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Maplewood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Maplewood is located in Cook County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Maplewood.
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maplewood [Saint Clair County].
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Maplewood is located in Hendricks County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Maplewood.
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Maplewood [Vigo County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Maplewood [Allen County].
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Maplewood.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Maplewood is located in York County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Maplewood.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Maplewood is located in Frederick County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Maplewood.
      • Howard County
      • This Maplewood is located in Howard County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Maplewood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Maplewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Maplewood.
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Maplewood [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Maplewood is located in Middlesex County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Maplewood.
      • Worcester County
      • This Maplewood is located in Worcester County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Maplewood.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Maplewood is located in Delta County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Maplewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Maplewood is located in Ramsey County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Maplewood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Maplewood.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Maplewood lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Maplewood is located in Grafton County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Maplewood.
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Maplewood [Hillsborough County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Maplewood is located in Essex County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Maplewood.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Maplewood [Albany County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Maplewood is located in Monroe County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Maplewood.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Maplewood is located in Sullivan County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maplewood.
      • Westchester County
      • This Maplewood is located in Westchester County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Maplewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This Maplewood is located in Richmond County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Maplewood.
      • Wake County
      • This Maplewood is located in Wake County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the southeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Maplewood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Maplewood lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maplewood [Hamilton County].
      • Shelby County
      • This Maplewood is located in Shelby County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Maplewood.
    • Ontario
      • This Maplewood lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Maplewood is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Maplewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maplewood [Bucks County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Maplewood is located in Wayne County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Maplewood.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Maplewood lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Maplewood is located in Cherokee County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Maplewood.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Maplewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Maplewood is located in Davidson County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Maplewood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Maplewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Maplewood.
      • Williamson County
      • This Maplewood is located in Williamson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Maplewood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Maplewood is located in Harris County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Maplewood.
    • Virginia
      • Amelia County
      • This Maplewood is located in Amelia County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amelia County community of Maplewood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Maplewood is located in King County and lies 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maplewood.
      • Pierce County
      • This Maplewood is located in Pierce County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km] to the west northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Maplewood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • This Maplewood is located in Door County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maplewood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Maplewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplewood ...

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.

  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Beelick Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beelick Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
    • Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Chestnut Knob
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
    • Chestnut Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Clifftop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Export ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Export have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Export
    • Export is located in Fayette County
  • Fire Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
    • Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Fayette County
  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Fayette County
  • Kathryn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathryn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
    • Kathryn is located in Fayette County
  • Layland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
    • Layland is located in Fayette County
  • Layland Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Heights
    • Layland Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Meadow Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ravenseye
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenseye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
      • Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
    • Red Ash ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Fayette County
    • Red Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
      • Red Spring is located in Fayette County
    • Sturgeon Branch ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Branch
      • Sturgeon Branch is located in Fayette County

How Far From Maplewood 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 community such as Maplewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maplewood to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maplewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maplewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9265, Longitude: -80.9331       In this case, the coordinates for Maplewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Maplewood 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Maplewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.248 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.978 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.701 degrees.









 

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