Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maple
- 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 Maple:
- 38.860325, -89.876487
- 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 Maple
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Maple is near Macoupin County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Maple ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Maple.
Within Illinois, the name Maple is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Ionia 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 Maple [Ionia County].
- Oceana 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 Michigan community of Maple [Oceana County].
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Maple [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Carver County
- This Maple is located in Carver County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maple that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Maple.
- Lake County
- This Maple is located in Lake County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the north of the Maple that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Maple.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Maple.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Maple [Chester County].
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Maple [Washington County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Maple is located in Bailey County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Maple.
- Collin 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 Texas community of Maple [Collin County].
- Red River County
- This Maple is located in Red River County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southwest of the Maple that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Maple.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple ...
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.
- Carpenter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Fruit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Glen Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <4>
- Glen Carbon Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
- Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
- Green Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Green Castle is located in Madison County
- Holiday Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Marine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
- Marine is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <4>
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Prairietown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Maple 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 Maple to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Maple to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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- Maple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8603, Longitude: -89.8765 In this case, the coordinates for Maple 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 Maple 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Maple to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.87 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.553 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.443 degrees. |