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:
- 31.757109, -91.609845
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Catahoula Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
- Since Maitland is near Concordia Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- 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 Louisiana, the name Maitland is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, 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
- Florida
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Maitland lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maitland that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- 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 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maitland that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- 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 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Maitland that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- 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.
- Denmark Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
- Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Hunter Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
- Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Lee Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mayhew Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
- Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- OK Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for OK Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
- OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- Olympic Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
- Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Young Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing
- Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
How Far From Maitland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Catahoula Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Maitland to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maitland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 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 parish. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 31.7571, Longitude: -91.6098 In this case, the coordinates for Maitland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 316.468 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.564 degrees. |