Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maples and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maples
- 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 Maples:
- 42.333952, -78.735031
- 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 Maples
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Maples is near Erie County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Maples ...
We found nine communities that share the name Maples.
Within New York, the name Maples is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Manitoba
- This Maples lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maples that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Maples lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maples that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Maples is located in Anderson County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maples that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Maples.
- Grainger County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maples [Grainger County].
- Sumner County
- This Maples is located in Sumner County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southwest of the Maples that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Maples.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maples ...
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.
- Elkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- 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 Cattaraugus County
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Great Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Valley
- Great Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Valley <4>
- Little Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
- Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
- Orlando
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <4>
- Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sugartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Maples 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 Maples to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maples and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Maples to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3340, Longitude: -78.7350 In this case, the coordinates for Maples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Maples 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 308.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.869 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.115 degrees. |