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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:
    • 36.711261, -76.658843
    • 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 ...
    • Lynchburg City
      • This Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Maple Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Madison County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • 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 1,052 miles [1,693 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 1,065 miles [1,714 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 1,032 miles [1,660.8 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 983 miles [1,582 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 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the north.
      • 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 382 miles [614.8 km] to the north 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 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Maple Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Maple Hill lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northwest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north.
      • 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the north.
      • 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 344 miles [553.6 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Maple Hill.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Maple Hill lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • 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 539 miles [867.4 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 940 miles [1,512.8 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.

  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk City
  • Box Elder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Suffolk City
  • Elephant Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Fork
    • Elephant Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Holland Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
    • Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
    • Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Leesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Suffolk City
  • Lloyd Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Place
    • Lloyd Place is located in Suffolk City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lutersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
      • Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
    • Orlando
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Suffolk City
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Providence Church
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
      • Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Suffolk City
    • Willowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City

How Far From Maple Hill 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 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 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 36.7113, Longitude: -76.6588       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 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 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 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 Maple Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.792 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.381 degrees.




 

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