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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 Maplecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplecrest 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 Maplecrest:
    • 42.275919, -74.186807
    • 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 Maplecrest
  • 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 Maplecrest ...

We found four communities that share the name Maplecrest.

Within New York, the name Maplecrest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Maplecrest is located in New Castle County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maplecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Maplecrest.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Maplecrest [Carroll County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Maplecrest [Essex County].
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Maplecrest is located in Williams County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west of the Maplecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Maplecrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplecrest ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Cooksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
  • Freehold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freehold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
    • Freehold is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freehold <4>
  • Hensonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensonville
    • Hensonville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensonville <4>
  • Hunter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
  • Lanesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <4>
  • Ledgewood Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
  • Manorkill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
  • Mosquito Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
    • Mosquito Point is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • North Settlement
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Settlement
      • North Settlement is located in Greene County
    • Potter Hollow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Red Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Round Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tannersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Twilight Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Park
      • Twilight Park is located in Greene County

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

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

  • Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maplecrest to Catskill, 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,226 miles [6,801.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maplecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2759, Longitude: -74.1868       In this case, the coordinates for Maplecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Maplecrest 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.
<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 Maplecrest 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 305.875 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.03 degrees.




 

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