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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 Maplehurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplehurst and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 42.180066, -78.381685
- 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
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Maplehurst is near Allegany County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean 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
Communities Also Named Maplehurst ...
We found six communities that are also named Maplehurst.
Within New York, the name Maplehurst is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Maplehurst is located in Kent County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Maplehurst.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Maplehurst is located in Calhoun County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west of the Maplehurst that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Maplehurst.
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Maplehurst [Muskegon County].
- New Brunswick
- This Maplehurst lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Maplehurst is located in Sullivan County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maplehurst.
- Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- This Maplehurst is located in Taylor County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Maplehurst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplehurst ...
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.
- Boardmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boardmanville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardmanville
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gardens of Brother Leo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardy Corners is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Corners
- Haymaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Homer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Hill is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Hill
- Lyons Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Main Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sugartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Toll Gate Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
How Far From Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maplehurst and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maplehurst to Little Valley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Maplehurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maplehurst 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1801, Longitude: -78.3817 In this case, the coordinates for Maplehurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.609 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.012 degrees. |
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