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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 The Maples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Maples 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 The Maples:
    • 40.502825, -84.503565
    • 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 The Maples
  • 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 The Maples ...

We found nine communities that share the name The Maples.

Within Ohio, the name The Maples is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This The Maples is located in Allen County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of The Maples.
    • Manitoba
      • This The Maples lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This The Maples is located in Texas County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of The Maples.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This The Maples is located in Burlington County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of The Maples.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This The Maples is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of The Maples.
    • Ontario
      • This The Maples lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This The Maples is located in Anderson County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of The Maples.
      • Grainger County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Maples [Grainger County].
      • Sumner County
      • This The Maples is located in Sumner County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southwest of the The Maples that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of The Maples.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Maples ...

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.

  • Bass Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Landing
    • Bass Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Bulkhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
    • Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
  • Chickasaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <4>
  • Club Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
    • Club Island is located in Mercer County
  • Coldwater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Beach
    • Coldwater Beach is located in Mercer County
  • Duckfoot Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckfoot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
    • Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Harbor Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
    • Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
  • Idlewild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Mercer County
  • Lees Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
    • Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Mariners Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
    • Mariners Point is located in Mercer County
  • Montezuma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Sandy Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
  • Turtle Neck Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Neck Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Neck Point
    • Turtle Neck Point is located in Mercer County

How Far From The Maples 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 The Maples to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Celina, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from The Maples 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 5 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 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Maples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Maples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Maples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5028, Longitude: -84.5036       In this case, the coordinates for The Maples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Maples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 The Maples 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 312.413 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.827 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.474 degrees.




 

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