Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mapleshade:
  • 38.821470, -82.176535
  • 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 Mapleshade

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Mapleshade is near Mason County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Mapleshade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapleshade ...

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.

• Evans Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hedgewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
• Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heights is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
• Lawnview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lawnview is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
• Locust Lane ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Lane is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane
• Meadow Look
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Orchard Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Point Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <1>
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Willow Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mapleshade to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'