Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Maple Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Acres

• 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 Acres:
  • 42.958970, -72.317308
  • 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 Maple Acres

• 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
  • Since Maple Acres is near Windham County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Maple Acres

Communities Also Named Maple Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Maple Acres.

Within New Hampshire, the name Maple Acres is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Maple Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Davis County
    • This Maple Acres is located in Davis County and lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Acres that is located in Cheshire County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Maple Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Acres ...

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.

• Christian Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
• Cold River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold River is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
• Dodge Tavern
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
• Drewsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
• Mill Hollow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
• Nelson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nelson is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
• Rockwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Scotland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

How Far From Maple Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maple Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Acres to Concord, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,121 miles [6,632.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'