Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Maple Del Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Del Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Del Manor

• 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 Del Manor:
  • 41.165833, -81.160278
  • 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 Del Manor

• 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Since Maple Del Manor is near Mahoning County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Del Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Del Manor ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Black Horse is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Bloody Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloody Corners is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Corners
• Drakesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Evergreen Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freedom is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Freedom Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Freedom Station is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
• Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
• Hamlet Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
• Industry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Industry is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paris is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Rootstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rootstown is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rootstown <1>
• Valley Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Hills is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

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

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

• Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Del Manor to Columbus, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'