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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 Maple Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Corner 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 Maple Corner:
    • 39.608394, -83.906596
    • 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 Maple Corner
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Maple Corner is near Clinton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Maple Corner

Communities Also Named Maple Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Maple Corner.

Within Ohio, the name Maple Corner is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Maple Corner is located in Phillips County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maple Corner that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Maple Corner.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Maple Corner is located in Washington County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Corner that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Maple Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Corner ...

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.

  • Cornstalk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornstalk is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornstalk
  • Gunnerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gunnerville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
  • Gurneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
  • Kingman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kingman is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Little Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Center is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Paintersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paintersville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
  • Silver Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Corner to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Maple Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Maple Corner 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 Maple Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6084, Longitude: -83.9066       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.047 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.28 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.476 degrees.