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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park:
    • 42.768423, -71.162003
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park ...

We found four communities that share the name Maple Park.

Within Massachusetts, the name Maple Park is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Maple Park is located in Kane County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Park that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Maple Park.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Maple Park is located in Clay County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Park that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Maple Park.
    • Ohio
      • Warren 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 Ohio community of Maple Park [Warren County].
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Park lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Park that is located in Essex County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Park ...

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.

  • Cowbell Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowbell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
    • Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Crane Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
    • Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Groveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Highlandville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Essex County
  • Howards Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
    • Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Marble Ridge Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Ridge Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
    • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
  • Marsh Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Marsh Corner is located in Essex County
  • Rocks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County

How Far From Maple Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Park and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Park to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,077 miles [6,561.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7684, Longitude: -71.1620       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Park 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 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 Park 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 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.975 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.639 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.407 degrees.




 

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