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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Island 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 Island:
- 45.174134, -92.855212
- 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 Island
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Maple Island is near Ramsey County and also Saint Croix County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix 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 Island
Communities Also Named Maple Island ...
We found three communities that are also named Maple Island.
There is one other community in Minnesota that is also named Maple Island.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Freeborn County
- This Maple Island is located in Freeborn County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south of the Maple Island that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Maple Island.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Maple Island is located in Cass County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Island that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Maple Island.
- Ontario
- This Maple Island lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east of the Maple Island that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Island ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Eagle is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Birchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
- Pine Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Bear Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Maple Island 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 Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Island and extending to:
- Stillwater, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Island to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Maple Island 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 Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1741, Longitude: -92.8552 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.364 degrees. |
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