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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 Maplecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplecrest 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 Maplecrest:
    • 39.729279, -75.653818
    • 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 Maplecrest
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Maplecrest is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Maplecrest

Communities Also Named Maplecrest ...

We found four communities that are also named Maplecrest.

Within Delaware, the name Maplecrest is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll 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 Maryland community of Maplecrest [Carroll County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Maplecrest [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Maplecrest is located in Greene County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Maplecrest that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Maplecrest.
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Maplecrest is located in Williams County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maplecrest that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Maplecrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplecrest ...

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.

  • Birch Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Coffee Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • English Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Glenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Harmony Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
  • Heather Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Heritage Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
    • Hickory Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Keystone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Keystone is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Liberty is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Limestone Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
    • Limestone Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Loveville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Masonicville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Mermaid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Milltown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Milltown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Pike Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Plum Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Skyline Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Willow Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Winterbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
    • Woodland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Maplecrest to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Maplecrest 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 '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- Maplecrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Maplecrest 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 Maplecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7293, Longitude: -75.6538       In this case, the coordinates for Maplecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.012 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.572 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.797 degrees.