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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 Maples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maples 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Maples
Communities Also Named Maples ...
We found nine communities that are also named Maples.
Within Missouri, the name Maples is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located 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
- Allen County
- This Maples is located in Allen County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Maples.
- 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
- Burlington County
- This Maples is located in Burlington County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Maples.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Maples is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Maples.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Maples is located in Mercer County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maples that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Maples.
- 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)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Dent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Kinderpost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kinderpost is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
- Licking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Smoky Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
How Far From Maples to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Maples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Maples 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.617 degrees. |
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