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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 Maple Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grove:
    • 36.555050, -86.048318
    • 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 Grove
  • 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 Grove ...

We found 64 communities that share the name Maple Grove.

There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Maple Grove.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 60 are located in the United States and twelve are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maple Grove [Clay County].
    • Madison County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Madison County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maple Grove.
    • Meigs County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Meigs County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Maple Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Maple Grove.
    • Arkansas
      • Poinsett County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Maple Grove.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Maple Grove.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Boulder County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Maple Grove.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Clayton County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Maple Grove.
      • Fannin County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Fannin County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Maple Grove.
    • Illinois
      • Bond County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maple Grove [Bond County].
      • Edwards County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Edwards County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Maple Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Maple Grove [Madison County].
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Maple Grove.
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This community is historic and although located in Pottawatomie County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Maple Grove.
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Maple Grove [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Trigg County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Trigg County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Maple Grove.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Maple Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Carroll County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Maple Grove.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Maple Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Barry County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the north of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Maple Grove.
      • Ingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maple Grove [Ingham County].
      • Manistee 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 Maple Grove [Manistee County].
      • Marquette County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Marquette County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Maple Grove.
      • Muskegon County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Muskegon County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Maple Grove.
      • Oscoda 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 Maple Grove [Oscoda County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Maple Grove.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Jasper County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the west of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maple Grove.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Maple Grove lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Salem County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Maple Grove.
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Hamilton County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Maple Grove.
      • Oneida County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Oneida County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Maple Grove.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Onondaga County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Maple Grove.
      • Otsego County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Otsego County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Maple Grove.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Maple Grove [Queens County].
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Rensselaer County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Maple Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Caldwell County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the east of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maple Grove.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Maple Grove lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Geauga County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Maple Grove.
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maple Grove [Jackson County].
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Maple Grove.
      • Ottawa County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Maple Grove [Ottawa County].
      • Portage County
      • This community is historic and although located in Portage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Maple Grove.
      • Ross County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Ross County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Maple Grove.
      • Seneca County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Seneca County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Maple Grove.
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Grove lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Polk County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Maple Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Berks County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Maple Grove.
      • Chester County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Chester County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Maple Grove.
      • Clarion County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Clarion County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Maple Grove.
      • Columbia County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Columbia County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Maple Grove.
      • Fayette County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maple Grove.
      • Franklin County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Maple Grove.
      • Wayne County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Wayne County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Maple Grove.
      • York County
      • This Maple Grove is located in York County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Maple Grove.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Maple Grove.
    • South Dakota
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Maple Grove [Lincoln County].
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Millard County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Maple Grove.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Maple Grove [Fairfax County].
      • Newport News City
      • This Maple Grove is located in Newport News City and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the east of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Maple Grove.
      • Rockbridge County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Rockbridge County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Maple Grove.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Maple Grove.
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Clallam County and lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Maple Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse County
      • This Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Maple Grove.
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Maple Grove is located in Manitowoc County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the north of the Maple Grove that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Maple Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Grove ...

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.

  • Beech Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
    • Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
  • Cross Lanes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Days Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
    • Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
  • Frog Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
    • Frog Pond is located in Macon County
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap of the Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
  • Green Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Macon County
  • Haysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
  • Long Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • New Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Macon County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County

How Far From Maple Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Grove to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Maple Grove 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.
<2>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 Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5551, Longitude: -86.0483       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Maple Grove, 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>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.
<6>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 Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.356 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.341 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees.









 

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