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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 Maywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maywood 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 Maywood:
    • 40.722600, -73.424567
    • 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 Maywood
  • 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 Maywood ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Maywood.

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

Beyond New York, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Albany County
      • This Maywood is located in Albany County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Maywood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Maywood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,473 miles [3,979.9 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Maywood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Maywood is located in Cook County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Maywood.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Maywood is located in Marion County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Maywood.
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Maywood is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Maywood.
      • Wyandotte County
      • This Maywood is located in Wyandotte County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Maywood.
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Maywood is located in Lincoln County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Maywood.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Maywood is located in Delta County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Maywood.
      • Iron 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 Maywood [Iron County].
      • Macomb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maywood [Macomb County].
    • Minnesota
      • Benton 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 Minnesota community of Maywood [Benton County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Maywood is located in DeSoto County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Maywood.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Maywood is located in Jackson County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Maywood.
      • Lewis County
      • This Maywood is located in Lewis County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Maywood.
    • Nebraska
      • Frontier County
      • This Maywood is located in Frontier County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the west of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frontier County community of Maywood.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen 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 Maywood [Bergen County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance 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 North Carolina community of Maywood [Alamance County].
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Maywood.
    • Ontario
      • This Maywood lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Maywood is located in Lane County and lies 2,514 miles [4,045.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Maywood.
    • South Dakota
      • Hanson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Maywood [Hanson County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Maywood is located in King County and lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maywood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Maywood is located in Fayette County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maywood that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maywood ...

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.

  • Amityville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
  • Frontier Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Park
    • Frontier Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Half Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hollow
    • Half Hollow is located in Suffolk County
  • Harbor Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
    • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
  • Hicksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
    • Hicksville is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <4>
  • Plainedge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
  • Swedetown Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maywood to Riverhead, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.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' (or 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- Maywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7226, Longitude: -73.4246       In this case, the coordinates for Maywood 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 Maywood 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>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 Maywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Maywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.598 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.129 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.408 degrees.









 

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