Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Troy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Troy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Troy
- 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 New Troy:
- 41.878206, -86.550043
- 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 New 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since New Troy is near Saint Joseph County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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
Communities Also Named New Troy ...
We found one communities that share the name New Troy.
Within Michigan, the name New Troy is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named New Troy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gordon Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Hills Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Hooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rosemary Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien County
- Snow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <3>
- Union Pier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <3>
- Waverland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach
- Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
How Far From New Troy 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 New Troy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in New Troy and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Troy to Saint Joseph, 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 four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Troy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 New Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Troy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8782, Longitude: -86.5500 |
| <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 New Troy 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 313.72 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.516 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.033 degrees. |