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we pass this GPS location for Maple Hill:
41.174835, -76.952371
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We found twenty communities that share the name Maple Hill.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Maple Hill.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Schuylkill County
This Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Maple Hill.
Tioga County
This Maple Hill is located in Tioga County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Maple Hill.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Madison County
This Maple Hill is located in Madison County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maple Hill.
Connecticut
Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Maple Hill [Hartford County].
Iowa
Emmet County
This Maple Hill is located in Emmet County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Maple Hill.
Kansas
Wabaunsee County
This Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Maple Hill.
Michigan
Montcalm 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 Michigan community of Maple Hill [Montcalm County].
Minnesota
Cook County
This Maple Hill is located in Cook County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Maple Hill.
Missouri
Clinton County
This Maple Hill is located in Clinton County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Maple Hill.
Nebraska
Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Maple Hill [Douglas County].
New York
Oswego County
This Maple Hill is located in Oswego County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Maple Hill.
Ulster County
This Maple Hill is located in Ulster County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Maple Hill.
North Carolina
Pender County
This Maple Hill is located in Pender County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Maple Hill.
Ontario
This Maple Hill lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
Prince Edward Island
This Maple Hill lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maple Hill.
Wilson County
This Maple Hill is located in Wilson County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west southwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Maple Hill.
Virginia
Lynchburg City
This Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Maple Hill.
Suffolk City
This Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Maple Hill.
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
This Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Hill that is located in Lycoming County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Maple Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Hill ...
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.
Delaware Run (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Maple Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Hill and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Maple Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1748, Longitude: -76.9524 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hill 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>
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 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 Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.546 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.768 degrees.