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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 Maple Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Glen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen:
    • 41.508427, -74.465436
    • 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 Maple Glen
  • 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 Maple Glen ...

We found five communities that share the name Maple Glen.

Within New York, the name Maple Glen is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Maple Glen [Scott County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Maple Glen lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Glen that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Maple Glen that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Maple Glen.
      • Washington County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Washington County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west southwest of the Maple Glen that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Maple Glen.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Davis County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Glen that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Maple Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Glen ...

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.

  • Bullville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
    • Bullville is located in Orange County
  • Circleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
  • Deer Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Haven is located in Sullivan County
  • High View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
    • High View is located in Sullivan County
  • Keystone Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
  • Mechanicstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
    • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • Michigan Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Orange County
    • Mount Prosper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prosper
      • Mount Prosper is located in Sullivan County
    • Pilgrim Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
      • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
    • Rockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Orange County
    • Scotchtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yankee Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Glen to Monticello, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Maple Glen 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5084, Longitude: -74.4654       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Maple Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.132 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.86 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.508 degrees.









 

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