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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 Maple Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Valley 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 Maple Valley:
- 39.866989, -85.586920
- 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 Maple Valley
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Maple Valley is near Hancock County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Maple Valley
Communities Also Named Maple Valley ...
We found eight communities that are also named Maple Valley.
Within Indiana, the name Maple Valley is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Montcalm 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 Michigan community of Maple Valley [Montcalm County].
- Roscommon County
- This Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the north of the Maple Valley that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roscommon County community of Maple Valley.
- New York
- Monroe 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 York community of Maple Valley [Monroe County].
- Otsego County
- This Maple Valley is located in Otsego County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Maple Valley that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Maple Valley.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Maple Valley that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maple Valley.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Maple Valley is located in Summit County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Maple Valley that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Maple Valley.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Maple Valley.
- Washington
- King County
- This Maple Valley is located in King County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maple Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Valley ...
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.
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Knightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Raysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Spiceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone Quarry Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sulphur Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Spring is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Willow Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
How Far From Maple Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Valley and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Valley to New Castle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Valley 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- Maple Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Maple Valley 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 Maple Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8670, Longitude: -85.5869 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.532 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.171 degrees. |
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