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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 Maplesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplesville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Maplesville:
- 32.788488, -86.871700
- 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 Maplesville
- 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 Chilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
- Since Maplesville is near Bibb County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Maplesville
Communities Also Named Maplesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Maplesville.
Within Alabama, the name Maplesville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Maplesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Maplesville is located in Laurel County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maplesville that is located in Chilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Maplesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplesville ...
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.
- Active
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- New Convert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Convert is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Pools Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pools Crossroads is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Crossroads
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Mountain is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
- Tabernacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Maplesville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Maplesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maplesville and extending to:
- Clanton, which is the Seat of Chilton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maplesville to Clanton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maplesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Maplesville 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 Maplesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7885, Longitude: -86.8717 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.67 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.477 degrees. |
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