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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 Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Shade 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 Shade:
    • 40.100111, -74.895166
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Maple Shade
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Maple Shade ...

We found four communities that share the name Maple Shade.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Maple Shade.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Venango County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Venango County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maple Shade that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Maple Shade.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Burlington County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maple Shade that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Maple Shade.
      • Ocean County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Ocean County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Maple Shade.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Maple Shade is located in Saratoga County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Maple Shade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Shade ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Carriage Stop
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
  • Echo Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
  • Echo Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Flushing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
  • Goldenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
  • Maple Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
  • Margo Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margo Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
    • Violet Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
    • Winder Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winder Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
    • Yellowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County

How Far From Maple Shade to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Shade to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple Shade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Shade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1001, Longitude: -74.8952       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Shade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.531 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.086 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.316 degrees.




 

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