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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Shade
- 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:
- 41.332838, -79.675606
- 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
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Maple Shade is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- 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 ...
- Bucks County
- This Maple Shade is located in Bucks County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Maple Shade.
- Bucks County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Maple Shade is located in Burlington County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Venango 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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east southeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Venango 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 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Shade that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Maple Shade.
- New Jersey
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.
- Ajax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Egypt Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
- Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
- Hill City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rose Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
- Rose Gardens is located in Venango County
- Sawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Stanleys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleys Corner
- Stanleys Corner is located in Venango County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Victory Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Venango County
How Far From Maple Shade 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 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:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Shade to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/
The official website for State 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: 41.3328, Longitude: -79.6756 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 309.338 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.946 degrees. |