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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 Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Shade 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 Shade:
    • 43.018687, -73.726230
    • 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 Shade
  • 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
    • Since Maple Shade is near Washington County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Shade

Communities Also Named Maple Shade ...

We found four communities that are also named Maple Shade.

Within New York, the name Maple Shade is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Burlington County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maple Shade that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Maple Shade.
      • Ocean County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Ocean County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south of the Maple Shade that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Maple Shade.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Bucks County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maple Shade that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Maple Shade.
      • Venango County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Venango County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the west southwest of the Maple Shade that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Maple Shade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Shade ...

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 Bluffs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
  • Deans Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
  • Francis Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
  • Gilbert Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Halls Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Independence Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
  • Luther Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
  • Malta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Malta Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Malta Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Quaker Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
    • Snake Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
    • Stillwater Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
    • Waters Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge

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

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Shade to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Maple Shade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0187, Longitude: -73.7262       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.501 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.396 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.465 degrees.