Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mapleton Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mapleton Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mapleton Corner

• 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 Mapleton Corner:
  • 39.190885, -85.546082
  • 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 Mapleton Corner

• 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Mapleton Corner is near Jennings County and also Bartholomew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew 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 Mapleton Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapleton Corner ...

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.

• Alert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alert is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
• Brewersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewersville is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
• Butlerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Butlerville is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butlerville <1>
• Craig
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Craig is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Harper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Harris City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harris City is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
• Hartsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Nebraska
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nebraska is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Pinhook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Slabtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Mapleton Corner 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 Mapleton Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mapleton Corner and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mapleton Corner to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'