Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maples and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maples
- 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 Maples:
- 37.584210, -91.783486
- 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 Maples
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Maples is near Dent County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dent County
- eBird sighting report for Phelps 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Maples ...
We found nine communities that share the name Maples.
Within Missouri, the name Maples is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Manitoba
- This Maples lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Maples lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Maples is located in Anderson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Maples.
- Grainger County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maples [Grainger County].
- Sumner County
- This Maples is located in Sumner County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east southeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Maples.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maples ...
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.
- Blooming Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Dent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Kinderpost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderpost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
- Kinderpost is located in Texas County
- Licking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
- Ranger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Smoky Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
How Far From Maples 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 Maples to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maples and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maples to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Maples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5842, Longitude: -91.7835 In this case, the coordinates for Maples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Maples 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 317.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.617 degrees. |