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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Maple Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Hill 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 Hill:
    • 37.382642, -79.222248
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Maple Hill.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Maple Hill.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Suffolk City
      • This Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Maple Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Madison County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maple Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Maple Hill [Hartford County].
    • Iowa
      • Emmet County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Emmet County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Maple Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Maple Hill.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm 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 Hill [Montcalm County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cook County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Cook County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Maple Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Clinton County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Maple Hill.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Maple Hill [Douglas County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Oswego County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Maple Hill.
      • Ulster County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Ulster County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Maple Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Pender County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Maple Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Hill lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Maple Hill.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Maple Hill.
      • Tioga County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Tioga County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Maple Hill.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Maple Hill lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Maple Hill.
      • Wilson County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Wilson County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Maple Hill.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Maple Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Hill ...

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.

  • Brush Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
    • Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
  • Clay
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Bedford County
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Lynchburg City
  • Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
    • Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
  • Keystone Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
    • Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
  • Long Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
    • Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
  • Panorama Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
    • Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Poplar Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
      • Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
    • Rainbow Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
      • Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Sunny Banks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
      • Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
    • Three Fountains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
      • Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3826, Longitude: -79.2222       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Hill 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hill 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 . 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 Hill 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 309.246 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.754 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.17 degrees.




 

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