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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 Mapleview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mapleview 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 Mapleview:
    • 36.088136, -83.986023
    • 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 Mapleview
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Mapleview is near Anderson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Mapleview

Communities Also Named Mapleview ...

We found two communities that are also named Mapleview.

Within Tennessee, the name Mapleview is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Mower County
      • This Mapleview is located in Mower County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mapleview that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Mapleview.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Mapleview lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mapleview that is located in Knox County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapleview ...

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.

  • Blueberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cedar Flats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Dry Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
  • Fieldview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountaincrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
  • Freeway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Freeway is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
  • Halls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Halls is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Highland View is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Still Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Still Brook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook
  • Twinville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twinville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
  • Whispering Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mapleview to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Mapleview) 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 Mapleview 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 Mapleview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0881, Longitude: -83.9860       In this case, the coordinates for Mapleview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.085 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.815 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.527 degrees.