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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 Maples Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maples Mill 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 Maples Mill:
- 40.428374, -90.030672
- 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 Maples Mill
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Maples Mill is near Mason County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Maples Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maples Mill ...
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.
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Breeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Buzzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goofy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little America
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little America is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Liverpool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
- Village Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Village Square is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
How Far From Maples Mill 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 Maples Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maples Mill and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Maples Mill to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Maples Mill) 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 Maples Mill 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 Maples Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4284, Longitude: -90.0307 In this case, the coordinates for Maples Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.137 degrees. |
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