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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple 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 Maple:
- 38.903384, -84.035766
- 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
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Maple is near Clermont County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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
Communities Also Named Maple ...
We found 24 communities that are also named Maple.
Within Ohio, the name Maple is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Maple is located in Carroll County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Maple.
- Georgia
- Morgan 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 Georgia community of Maple [Morgan County].
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Maple is located in Madison County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maple.
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This Maple is located in Taylor County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Maple.
- Maine
- Piscataquis 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 Maine community of Maple [Piscataquis County].
- Michigan
- Ionia 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 [Ionia County].
- Oceana 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 Maple [Oceana County].
- Wayne 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 Maple [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Carver County
- This Maple is located in Carver County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Maple.
- Lake County
- This Maple is located in Lake County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Maple.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Maple.
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 Maple [Burlington County].
- North Carolina
- Currituck County
- This Maple is located in Currituck County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Maple.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Maple is located in Sequoyah County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Maple.
- 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.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Maple [Chester County].
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Maple [Washington County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Maple is located in Greenville County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Maple.
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Maple is located in Bailey County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Maple.
- Collin 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 Texas community of Maple [Collin County].
- Red River County
- This Maple is located in Red River County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west southwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Maple.
- Washington
- San Juan 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 Washington community of Maple [San Juan County].
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Maple is located in Monongalia County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Maple.
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- This Maple is located in Douglas County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maple that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Maple.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple ...
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.
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clover is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Felicity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neals Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neals Corner is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- New Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Harmony is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Pinhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Saltair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saltair is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Yankeetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yankeetown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Maple 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Maple to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9034, Longitude: -84.0358 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.748 degrees. |
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