Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maplehurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplehurst and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maplehurst
- 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 Maplehurst:
- 39.250800, -75.574000
- 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 Maplehurst
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Maplehurst is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Maplehurst ...
We found six communities that share the name Maplehurst.
Within Delaware, the name Maplehurst is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Maplehurst is located in Calhoun County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Maplehurst.
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Maplehurst [Muskegon County].
- New Brunswick
- This Maplehurst lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Kent County.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Maplehurst is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Maplehurst.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Maplehurst is located in Sullivan County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maplehurst.
- Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- This Maplehurst is located in Taylor County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Maplehurst.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplehurst ...
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.
- Big Oak Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Bishops Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Bombay Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bombay Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Hammville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Hoars Addition
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoars Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Lakeshore Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Ryans Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sunnyside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Windy Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Maplehurst 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 community such as Maplehurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maplehurst and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Maplehurst to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maplehurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplehurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maplehurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2508, Longitude: -75.5740 In this case, the coordinates for Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Maplehurst to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.96 degrees. |