Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maywood
- 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 Maywood:
- 43.513873, -97.946183
- 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 Maywood
- 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 Hanson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hanson County
- Since Maywood is near Davison County and also Hutchinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davison County
- eBird sighting report for Hutchinson 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 Maywood ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Maywood.
Within South Dakota, the name Maywood is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- This Maywood is located in Leavenworth County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Maywood.
- Wyandotte County
- This Maywood is located in Wyandotte County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south southeast of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Maywood.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Maywood is located in Delta County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Maywood.
- Iron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maywood [Iron County].
- Macomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maywood [Macomb County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Maywood is located in Jackson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Maywood.
- Lewis County
- This Maywood is located in Lewis County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southeast of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Maywood.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Albany County
- This Maywood is located in Albany County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the east of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Maywood.
- Suffolk County
- This Maywood is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km] to the east of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Maywood.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Maywood lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east of the Maywood that is located in Hanson County.
- Oregon
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maywood ...
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.
- Epiphany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Farmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Farwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <6>
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Hillside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Maxwell Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Colony
- Maxwell Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Davison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <6>
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <6>
- Stanley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corner
- Stanley Corner is located in McCook County
- Wolf Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
How Far From Maywood 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 Maywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Maywood once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Maywood and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Hanson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maywood to Alexandria, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5139, Longitude: -97.9462 In this case, the coordinates for Maywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Maywood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Maywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.613 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.767 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.542 degrees. |