Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Maplehurst Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplehurst Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maplehurst Park

• 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 Maplehurst Park:
  • 42.185000, -76.788056
  • 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 Maplehurst Park

• 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 Chemung County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
  • Since Maplehurst Park is near Schuyler County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Maplehurst Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplehurst Park ...

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.

• Alpine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Big Flats
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <1>
• Catharine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
• Erin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Erin is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <1>
• Fisherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisherville is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Golden Glow Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
• Hicks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Horseheads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <1>
• Orchard Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
• Pioneer Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Post Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
• Rush Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rush Run is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maplehurst Park and extending to:

• Elmira, which is the Seat of Chemung County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Maplehurst Park to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'