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Communities Also Named Troup ...
We found two communities that are also named Troup.
Within British Columbia, the name Troup is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Troup [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Troup is located in Smith County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Troup.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troup ...
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.
- Crescent Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lemon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longbeach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Former names for Longbeach:
- Hallets Landing
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Longbeach has also been known as:
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Mountain Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Troup 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 Troup to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Troup and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Troup to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Troup 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Troup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Troup 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 Troup. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5500, Longitude: -117.2333 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.228 degrees. |
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