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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 Mapletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mapletown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mapletown:
- 39.804522, -79.943668
- 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 Mapletown
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Mapletown is near Fayette County and also Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 Mapletown
Communities Also Named Mapletown ...
We found one communities that are also named Mapletown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mapletown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mapletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Mapletown is located in Montgomery County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mapletown that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mapletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapletown ...
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.
- Bobtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cats Run Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Frame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Paisley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Sprucetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Mapletown 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 Mapletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mapletown and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mapletown to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 167 miles [268.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mapletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mapletown 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 Mapletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8045, Longitude: -79.9437 In this case, the coordinates for Mapletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.631 degrees. |
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