We found four communities that are also named Maple Hills.
Within Ontario, the name Maple Hills is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Utah
Davis County
This Maple Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Maple Hills.
Weber County
This Maple Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Maple Hills.
Virginia
Fairfax City
This Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Maple Hills.
Washington
King County
This Maple Hills is located in King County and lies 2,005 miles [3,226.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maple Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Hills ...
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.
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 Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Hills and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Hills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4512, Longitude: -80.5460
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.748 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.248 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.542 degrees.