Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maple Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 41.083944, -81.570120
- 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 Valley
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Maple Valley is near Medina County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Medina County
- eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Valley ...
We found eight communities that share the name Maple Valley.
Within Ohio, the name Maple Valley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Maple Valley is located in Henry County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Maple Valley.
- Michigan
- Montcalm 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 Valley [Montcalm County].
- Roscommon County
- This Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roscommon County community of Maple Valley.
- New York
- Monroe 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 York community of Maple Valley [Monroe County].
- Otsego County
- This Maple Valley is located in Otsego County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Valley that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Maple Valley.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south of the Maple Valley that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maple Valley.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Maple Valley.
- Washington
- King County
- This Maple Valley is located in King County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Valley that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maple Valley.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Valley ...
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.
- Cascade ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Derby Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
- Derby Downs is located in Summit County
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fairlawn is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <4>
- Firestone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Firestone Park is located in Summit County
- Goodyear Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
- Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
- Halo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Iron Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Iron Bridge is located in Summit County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pigeon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Portage Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Stoney Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Stoney Hill is located in Summit County
How Far From Maple Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Valley and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Valley to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0839, Longitude: -81.5701 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Valley 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 Valley 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> | 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 Maple Valley 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 310.537 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.779 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.914 degrees. |