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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 Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Glen 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 Maple Glen:
    • 40.015629, -79.976718
    • 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 Glen
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Maple Glen is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Glen

Communities Also Named Maple Glen ...

We found five communities that are also named Maple Glen.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Maple Glen.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east of the Maple Glen that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Maple Glen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Scott 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 Minnesota community of Maple Glen [Scott County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Maple Glen lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maple Glen that is located in Washington County.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Glen that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maple Glen.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Maple Glen is located in Davis County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Glen that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Maple Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Glen ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Century
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Century is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clover Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Crescent Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Crucible
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crucible is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
  • Daisytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Heistersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
  • Lowhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lowhill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
  • Maxwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Pitt Gas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandy Plains
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
    • Smallwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smallwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Superior
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Superior is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Walkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkertown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Glen to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Glen) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Glen 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 Glen 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 Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0156, Longitude: -79.9767       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.596 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.549 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.57 degrees.