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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 Truro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truro 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 Truro:
- 40.957537, -90.042337
- 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 Truro
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Truro is near Peoria County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Truro
Communities Also Named Truro ...
We found seven communities that are also named Truro.
Within Illinois, the name Truro is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Park 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 Colorado community of Truro [Park County].
- Iowa
- Madison County
- This Truro is located in Madison County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the west of the Truro that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Truro.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Truro is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the east of the Truro that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Truro.
- North Dakota
- Bottineau County
- This Truro is located in Bottineau County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Truro that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bottineau County community of Truro.
- Nova Scotia
- This Truro lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Truro that is located in Knox County.
- Ohio
- Franklin 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 Ohio community of Truro [Franklin County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Truro is located in Fairfax County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the east of the Truro that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Truro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truro ...
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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elba Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elba Center is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
- Eugene
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eugene is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Run is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
- Princeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Slackwater ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slackwater is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Williamsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Truro 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 Truro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truro and extending to:
- Galesburg, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Truro to Galesburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Truro 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. |
| <2> | 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- Truro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Truro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Truro 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 Truro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9575, Longitude: -90.0423 In this case, the coordinates for Truro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.031 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.009 degrees. |
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