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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 Maplehurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst:
    • 36.516770, -82.264302
    • 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 Maplehurst
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Maplehurst is near Carter County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Maplehurst

Communities Also Named Maplehurst ...

We found six communities that are also named Maplehurst.

Within Tennessee, the name Maplehurst is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Maplehurst is located in Kent County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Maplehurst.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Maplehurst is located in Calhoun County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Maplehurst.
      • Muskegon 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 Maplehurst [Muskegon County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Maplehurst lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Sullivan County.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Maplehurst is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maplehurst that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Maplehurst.
    • Wisconsin
      • Taylor County
      • This Maplehurst is located in Taylor County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maplehurst that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Maplehurst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplehurst ...

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.

  • Bluff City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <3>
  • Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Driftwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Earheart ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
  • Hill Country
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
  • Maple Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Rock Hill Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
  • Silver Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
  • Sunny Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
  • Sunny Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tennessee Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Weaver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Weaver is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Windy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Maplehurst to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Maplehurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Maplehurst 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Maplehurst 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 Maplehurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5168, Longitude: -82.2643       In this case, the coordinates for Maplehurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.058 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.694 degrees.