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Communities Also Named Maple Leaf ...

We found four communities that are also named Maple Leaf.

Within Quebec, the name Maple Leaf is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Howard County
      • This Maple Leaf is located in Howard County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Maple Leaf.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Maple Leaf is located in Saint Clair County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Maple Leaf.
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Leaf lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west.
    • South Dakota
      • Corson County
      • This Maple Leaf is located in Corson County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Maple Leaf.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Leaf ...

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.

  • Flanders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • High Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Learned Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Low Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Mexico
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Slab City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Maple Leaf 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 Leaf to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Leaf to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,003 miles [6,442.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Leaf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Leaf 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 Maple Leaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3292, Longitude: -71.4831    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.757 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.833 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.199 degrees.