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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 Trump, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trump 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 Trump:
    • 39.682446, -76.602207
    • 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 Trump
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Trump is near Harford County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Trump

Communities Also Named Trump ...

We found four communities that are also named Trump.

Within Maryland, the name Trump is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Trump [Park County].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Trump is located in Stark County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Trump that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Trump.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Trump [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trump ...

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.

  • Beetree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Blackhorse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackhorse is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
  • Coachmans Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
  • Drybranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Freeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Graystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Green Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hunters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Indian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Ivory Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
    • Meadow Stream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
    • Valley Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
    • Walnut Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Windtree Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Trump to Towson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Trump, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Trump) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Trump 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.
<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 Trump 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 Trump. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6824, Longitude: -76.6022       In this case, the coordinates for Trump have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.207 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.221 degrees.