Communities Also Named Maple Lawn ...
We found two communities that are also named Maple Lawn.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Maple Lawn.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Maple Lawn in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Maple Lawn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Lawn ...
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.
- Codes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Hill
- King Pitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravensview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silvers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Maple Lawn 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 Maple Lawn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maple Lawn and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Lawn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 Lawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lawn 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 Lawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3017, Longitude: -76.4675 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.059 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.176 degrees. |