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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 East Troy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Troy 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 East Troy:
- 44.670625, -69.205601
- 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 East Troy
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since East Troy is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 East Troy
Communities Also Named East Troy ...
We found two communities that are also named East Troy.
Within Maine, the name East Troy is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This East Troy is located in Bradford County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Troy that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of East Troy.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This East Troy is located in Walworth County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west of the East Troy that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of East Troy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Troy ...
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.
- Cooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Dodge Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Farwells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Hasty Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Houston Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smarts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From East Troy 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 East Troy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Troy and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Troy to Belfast, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,927 miles [6,319.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- East Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Troy 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 East Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6706, Longitude: -69.2056 In this case, the coordinates for East Troy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.453 degrees. |
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