Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Maple Crest Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Crest Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Crest Acres

• 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 Crest Acres:
  • 30.135211, -93.981286
  • 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 Maple Crest Acres

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Maple Crest Acres is near Jefferson County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Maple Crest Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Crest Acres ...

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.

• Echo Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
• Gist
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gist is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
• Gratis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gratis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
• Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
• Lucas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Mauriceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mauriceville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <1>
• Orangefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangefield is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <1>
• Pine Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Rose City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose City is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Stark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stark is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Sunnyside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Terry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Maple Crest Acres 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 Crest Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maple Crest Acres and extending to:

• Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Crest Acres to Orange, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,730 miles [12,440.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'