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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Lake 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 Lake:
    • 45.233301, -94.005610
    • 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 Lake
  • 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 Lake ...

We found five communities that share the name Maple Lake.

Within Minnesota, the name Maple Lake is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren 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 Lake [Van Buren County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson 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 Maple Lake [Jefferson County].
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Lake lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the east of the Maple Lake that is located in Wright County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Maple Lake is located in Lackawanna County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<2> to the east of the Maple Lake that is located in Wright County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Maple Lake.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Maple Lake is located in Harrison County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Maple Lake that is located in Wright County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Maple Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Lake ...

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.

  • Buffalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
  • Clearwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Fairhaven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
  • French Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
    • French Lake is located in Wright County
  • Hasty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Hasty is located in Wright County
  • Highland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Wright County
  • Howard Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Knapp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
    • Knapp is located in Wright County
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Wright County

How Far From Maple Lake 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 city such as Maple Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Lake to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 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 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Maple Lake: www.maplelakemn.org/

The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Maple Lake 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2333, Longitude: -94.0056       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Lake 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Maple Lake 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 318.822 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.793 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.98 degrees.




 

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