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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Maple Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Corner 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 Corner:
    • 44.376089, -72.494519
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Corner ...

We found two communities that share the name Maple Corner.

Within Vermont, the name Maple Corner is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Maple Corner is located in Phillips County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple Corner that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Maple Corner.
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This Maple Corner is located in Greene County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maple Corner that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Maple Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Corner ...

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.

  • Adamant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Washington County
  • Kents Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
    • Kents Corners is located in Washington County
  • Mackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Caledonia County
  • Middlesex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Lamoille County
  • Shady Rill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
    • Shady Rill is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Corner to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,079 miles [6,564.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3761, Longitude: -72.4945    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Corner 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 304.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.552 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.201 degrees.




 

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