Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mapledale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mapledale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mapledale
- 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 Mapledale:
- 38.652896, -77.366374
- 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 Mapledale
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Mapledale is near Fairfax County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Mapledale ...
We found seven communities that share the name Mapledale.
Within Virginia, the name Mapledale is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Mapledale lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mapledale that is located in Prince William County.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Mapledale is located in Oneida County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mapledale that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Mapledale.
- Ulster County
- This Mapledale is located in Ulster County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north northeast of the Mapledale that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Mapledale.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Mapledale lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mapledale that is located in Prince William County.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- New Brunswick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapledale ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Dale City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale City
- Dale City is located in Prince William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale City <4>
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Kerrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Orangedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orangedale is located in Prince William County
- Princedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
- Princedale is located in Prince William County
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Silverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Prince William County
- Terrapin Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrapin Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
- Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
How Far From Mapledale 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 Mapledale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mapledale and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mapledale 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mapledale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Mapledale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mapledale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6529, Longitude: -77.3664 In this case, the coordinates for Mapledale 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 Mapledale 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 Mapledale 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 308.098 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.639 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.946 degrees. |