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Communities Also Named Maitland ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Maitland.

There are two communities within Nova Scotia that are also named Maitland.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, three are located in Canada and twelve are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Maitland #1
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Maitland.
      • The profile page for Maitland #2
      • This Maitland lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the northeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Maitland [Clay County].
    • Colorado
      • Huerfano County
      • This Maitland is located in Huerfano County and lies 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Maitland.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Maitland is located in Orange County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Maitland.
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Maitland is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Maitland.
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • This Maitland is located in Holt County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Maitland.
    • North Carolina
      • Sampson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maitland [Sampson County].
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maitland [Clark County].
      • Williams 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 Ohio community of Maitland [Williams County].
    • Ontario
      • This Maitland lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<2> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Maitland is located in Mifflin County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Maitland.
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Maitland [Fall River County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Maitland is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Maitland.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Maitland is located in McDowell County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Maitland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maitland ...

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.

  • Big Lots
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Blockhouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <5>
  • Clearland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearland
  • Cookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Farmville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • High Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Head
  • Lower Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Branch
  • Spectacle Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spectacle Lakes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spectacle Lakes
  • Sweetland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Whynotts Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whynotts Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynotts Settlement

How Far From Maitland 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 Maitland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Maitland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,728 miles [5,999.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maitland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Maitland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Maitland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maitland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4278, Longitude: -64.4602    
<3>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 Maitland 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Maitland 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 299.614 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.051 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.343 degrees.




 

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