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36.800149, -76.085489
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We found 28 communities that share the name Mapleton.
Within Virginia, the name Mapleton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Franklin County
This Mapleton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mapleton.
Illinois
Peoria County
This Mapleton is located in Peoria County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Mapleton.
Indiana
Marion County
This Mapleton is located in Marion County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mapleton.
Iowa
Monona County
This Mapleton is located in Monona County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monona County community of Mapleton.
Kansas
Bourbon County
This Mapleton is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Mapleton.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Mapleton is located in Aroostook County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Mapleton.
Michigan
Grand Traverse County
This Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Mapleton.
Iron County
This Mapleton is located in Iron County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Mapleton.
Midland County
This Mapleton is located in Midland County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Mapleton.
Minnesota
Blue Earth County
This Mapleton is located in Blue Earth County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Mapleton.
Missouri
Putnam 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 Missouri community of Mapleton [Putnam County].
New Brunswick
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 New Brunswick community of Mapleton.
New Hampshire
Coos County
This Mapleton is located in Coos County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Mapleton.
New York
Cayuga County
This Mapleton is located in Cayuga County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Mapleton.
Kings 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 New York community of Mapleton [Kings County].
Niagara County
This Mapleton is located in Niagara County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Mapleton.
North Carolina
Hertford County
This Mapleton is located in Hertford County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Mapleton.
North Dakota
Cass County
This Mapleton is located in Cass County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Mapleton.
Nova Scotia
This Mapleton lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northeast.
Ohio
Belmont 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 Ohio community of Mapleton [Belmont County].
Stark County
This Mapleton is located in Stark County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Mapleton.
Ontario
This Mapleton lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Oregon
Lane County
This Mapleton is located in Lane County and lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Mapleton.
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
This Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Mapleton.
Texas
Houston County
This Mapleton is located in Houston County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Mapleton.
Utah
Utah County
This Mapleton is located in Utah County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Mapleton.
West Virginia
Hardy County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mapleton [Hardy County].
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
This Mapleton is located in Waukesha County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Mapleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mapleton ...
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.
Eastern Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Mapleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mapleton and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mapleton 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 most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mapleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mapleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8001, Longitude: -76.0855 In this case, the coordinates for Mapleton 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 Mapleton 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mapleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Mapleton 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 307.463 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.631 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.125 degrees.