Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maitland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maitland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maitland
- 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 Maitland:
- 28.627566, -81.363547
- 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 Maitland
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Maitland is near Seminole County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Maitland ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Maitland.
Within Florida, the name Maitland is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Maitland lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maitland that is located in Orange County.
- Ohio
- Clark 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 Ohio community of Maitland [Clark County].
- Williams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maitland [Williams County].
- Ontario
- This Maitland lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Maitland that is located in Orange County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Fall River 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 South Dakota community of Maitland [Fall River County].
- Lawrence County
- This Maitland is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Maitland that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Maitland.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maitland ...
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.
- Fern Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Park
- Fern Park is located in Seminole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fern Park <3>
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Seminole County
- Goldenrod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
- Goldenrod is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldenrod <3>
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Longdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Longwood is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longwood <3>
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <3>
- Winter Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <3>
- Winter Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
- Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <3>
How Far From Maitland 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 city such as Maitland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maitland and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Maitland to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Maitland: www.ci.maitland.fl.us/
The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyfl.net/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 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 Maitland 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maitland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maitland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6276, Longitude: -81.3635 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Maitland 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 310.299 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.398 degrees. |