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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 Maupin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maupin 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 Maupin:
    • 38.240608, -90.784021
    • 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 Maupin
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Maupin is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Maupin

Communities Also Named Maupin ...

We found two communities that are also named Maupin.

Within Missouri, the name Maupin is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Wasco County
      • This Maupin is located in Wasco County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maupin that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Maupin.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason 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 West Virginia community of Maupin [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maupin ...

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.

  • Cedar Hill Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Cottage Farm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Farm is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Farm
  • George ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • George is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Grubville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
  • Huff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Huff is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Hurricane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurricane is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Lonedell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lonedell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
  • Mount Freedom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Freedom is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
  • Mount Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Piney Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Park is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
  • Richwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwoods is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods

How Far From Maupin 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 Maupin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maupin to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maupin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Maupin 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>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 Maupin 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 Maupin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2406, Longitude: -90.7840       In this case, the coordinates for Maupin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.441 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.011 degrees.