Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Troup Factory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troup Factory and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Troup Factory
- 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 Troup Factory:
- 32.944572, -84.923545
- 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 Troup Factory
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Troup Factory is near Meriwether County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- eBird sighting report for Harris 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troup Factory ...
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.
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Troup County
- Champion Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Crossroad
- Champion Crossroad is located in Harris County
- Federal Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
- Federal Hills is located in Troup County
- Knott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mountainbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Old Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
- Old Chimney is located in Troup County
- Pine Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <2>
- Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdoms Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
- Wood Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Troup County
How Far From Troup Factory to ...
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 Troup Factory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Troup Factory once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Troup Factory and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Troup Factory to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Troup Factory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Troup Factory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troup Factory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9446, Longitude: -84.9235 In this case, the coordinates for Troup Factory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Troup Factory 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 312.529 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.883 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.683 degrees. |