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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 Maplewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplewood Heights 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 Maplewood Heights:
- 41.338969, -75.938810
- 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 Maplewood Heights
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Maplewood Heights is near Wyoming County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna 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 Maplewood Heights
Communities Also Named Maplewood Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Maplewood Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Maplewood Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Maplewood Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maplewood Heights that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Maplewood Heights.
- Washington
- King County
- This Maplewood Heights is located in King County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maplewood Heights that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Maplewood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplewood Heights ...
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.
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickville
- Fern Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
- Hays Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kunkle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pringle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Shavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trucksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Trucksville Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trucksville Gardens is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville Gardens
How Far From Maplewood Heights 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 Maplewood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maplewood Heights and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Maplewood Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 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 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maplewood Heights) 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 Maplewood Heights 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 Maplewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3390, Longitude: -75.9388 In this case, the coordinates for Maplewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.243 degrees. |
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