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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Valley 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 Valley:
    • 42.679519, -74.764037
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 Valley ...

We found eight communities that share the name Maple Valley.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Maple Valley.

Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Monroe 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 New York community of Maple Valley [Monroe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Maple Valley is located in Henry County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Maple Valley.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm 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 Michigan community of Maple Valley [Montcalm County].
      • Roscommon County
      • This Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roscommon County community of Maple Valley.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maple Valley.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Maple Valley is located in Summit County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Maple Valley.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Maple Valley.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Maple Valley is located in King County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maple Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Valley ...

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.

  • Elk Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Otsego County
  • Furnaceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
    • Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
  • Gothicville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gothicville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
    • Gothicville is located in Otsego County
  • Lentsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
    • Lentsville is located in Otsego County
  • Pleasant Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
  • Roseboom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Whig Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whig Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners
    • Whig Corners is located in Otsego County

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

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

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Valley to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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 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 Maple Valley 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6795, Longitude: -74.7640       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Valley 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 Valley 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 306.181 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.105 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.108 degrees.




 

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