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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 Trenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trenton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Trenton:
- 34.744844, -86.251855
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Trenton
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Trenton is near Madison County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Trenton
Communities Also Named Trenton ...
We found 40 communities that are also named Trenton.
Within Alabama, the name Trenton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 40 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Trenton is located in Phillips County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Trenton.
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Trenton is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Trenton.
- Florida
- Alachua 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 Florida community of Trenton [Alachua County].
- Gilchrist County
- This Trenton is located in Gilchrist County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilchrist County community of Trenton.
- Georgia
- Dade County
- This Trenton is located in Dade County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Trenton.
- Illinois
- Clinton County
- This Trenton is located in Clinton County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Trenton.
- Indiana
- Blackford County
- This Trenton is located in Blackford County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blackford County community of Trenton.
- Randolph 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 Indiana community of Trenton [Randolph County].
- Iowa
- Henry County
- This Trenton is located in Henry County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Trenton.
- Kansas
- Kingman 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 Kansas community of Trenton [Kingman County].
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Trenton [Labette County].
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Trenton [Miami County].
- Saline 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 Kansas community of Trenton [Saline County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Trenton [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Todd County
- This Trenton is located in Todd County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Trenton.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Trenton is located in De Soto Parish and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Trenton.
- Ouachita Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Trenton [Ouachita Parish].
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Trenton is located in Hancock County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Trenton.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Trenton is located in Baltimore County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Trenton.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- This Trenton is located in Wayne County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Trenton.
- Minnesota
- Freeborn 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 Minnesota community of Trenton [Freeborn County].
- Mississippi
- Smith County
- This Trenton is located in Smith County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Trenton.
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Trenton is located in Grundy County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Trenton.
- Nebraska
- Hitchcock County
- This Trenton is located in Hitchcock County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hitchcock County community of Trenton.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Trenton.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Trenton is located in Mercer County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Trenton.
- New Mexico
- Curry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Curry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Trenton.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Trenton is located in Oneida County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Trenton.
- North Carolina
- Jones County
- This Trenton is located in Jones County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Trenton.
- North Dakota
- Williams County
- This Trenton is located in Williams County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Trenton.
- Nova Scotia
- This Trenton lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Trenton is located in Butler County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Trenton.
- Jefferson 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 Trenton [Jefferson County].
- Ontario
- This Trenton lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Trenton is located in Schuylkill County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Trenton.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- This Trenton is located in Edgefield County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgefield County community of Trenton.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Trenton is located in Gibson County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Trenton.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Trenton is located in Fannin County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Trenton.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Trenton is located in Cache County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Trenton.
- Wisconsin
- Pierce County
- This Trenton is located in Pierce County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Trenton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Trenton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trenton ...
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.
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cedar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hollytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rocky Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Skyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Sublett Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
How Far From Trenton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trenton and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trenton to Scottsboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Trenton 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> | 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 Trenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Trenton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7448, Longitude: -86.2519 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.80 degrees. |
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