Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maple Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 40.923114, -81.050928
- 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 Maple Ridge
- 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Maple Ridge is near Stark County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Maple Ridge ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Maple Ridge.
Within Ohio, the name Maple Ridge is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Maple Ridge lies 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Maple Ridge.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Cook County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Maple Ridge.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Maple Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Maple Ridge.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Maple Ridge.
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Maple Ridge.
- Delta 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 Maple Ridge [Delta County].
- Minnesota
- Isanti 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 Maple Ridge [Isanti County].
- New Brunswick
- This Maple Ridge lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- Ontario
- This Maple Ridge lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Somerset County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Maple Ridge.
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Maple Ridge.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south of the Maple Ridge that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Maple Ridge.
- Wisconsin
- Douglas 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 Wisconsin community of Maple Ridge [Douglas County].
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Ridge ...
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.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alliance is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <3>
- Alliance Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Christytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
- Christytown is located in Mahoning County
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <3>
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Homeworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeworth
- Homeworth is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeworth <3>
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Yankee Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
- Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
How Far From Maple Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Ridge and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Ridge to Youngstown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9231, Longitude: -81.0509 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Ridge 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 Maple Ridge 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> | 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. |
| <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 Maple Ridge 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 310.219 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.394 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.731 degrees. |