Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maple
- 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:
- 33.459834, -94.996051
- 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
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Maple is near Titus County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Titus County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Maple ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Maple.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Maple.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bailey County
- Collin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Ionia 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 Maple [Ionia County].
- Oceana 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 [Oceana County].
- Wayne 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 [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Carver County
- This Maple is located in Carver County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the north of the Maple that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Maple.
- Lake County
- This Maple is located in Lake County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the north of the Maple that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Maple.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Maple.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Maple [Chester County].
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Maple [Washington County].
- South Carolina
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple ...
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.
- Boxelder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
- Cuthand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Harts Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Bluff
- Harts Bluff is located in Red River County
- Johntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Titus County
- Peters Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Prairie
- Peters Prairie is located in Red River County
- Pine Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
- Pine Branch is located in Red River County
- Sherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River County
How Far From Maple 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple to Clarksville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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- Maple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4598, Longitude: -94.9961 In this case, the coordinates for Maple 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 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 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 318.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.269 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.772 degrees. |