Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maywood
- 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 Maywood:
- 39.094913, -94.445680
- 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 Maywood
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Maywood is near Clay County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Maywood ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Maywood.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Maywood.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- This Maywood is located in Leavenworth County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Maywood.
- Wyandotte County
- This Maywood is located in Wyandotte County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Maywood.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Maywood is located in Delta County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Maywood.
- Iron 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 Michigan community of Maywood [Iron County].
- Macomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maywood [Macomb County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Albany County
- This Maywood is located in Albany County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Maywood.
- Suffolk County
- This Maywood is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km] to the east northeast of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Maywood.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Maywood lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maywood that is located in Jackson County.
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maywood ...
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.
- Air Line Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Air Line Junction is located in Jackson County
- Cement City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Cobbler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Independence
- From Maywood to Independence
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kansas City
- From Maywood to Kansas City
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Blue
- From Maywood to Little Blue
- Maple Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Maple Park is located in Clay County
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Randolph
- From Maywood to Randolph
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <5>
- River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Rock Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Junction
- Rock Creek Junction is located in Jackson County
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugar Creek
- From Maywood to Sugar Creek
How Far From Maywood 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 Maywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maywood and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Maywood to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0949, Longitude: -94.4457 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Maywood 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> | 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 Maywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Maywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.124 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.596 degrees. |