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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 Trout Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Trout Creek:
    • 46.482063, -89.012129
    • 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 Trout Creek
  • 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 Trout Creek ...

We found nine communities that share the name Trout Creek.

Within Michigan, the name Trout Creek is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Trout Creek lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
    • Montana
      • Sanders County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Sanders County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Trout Creek.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Delaware County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Trout Creek.
    • Ontario
      • This Trout Creek lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Trout Creek [Grant County].
      • Harney County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Harney County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Trout Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Trout Creek.
    • Texas
      • Newton County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Newton County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Trout Creek.
    • Utah
      • Juab County
      • This Trout Creek is located in Juab County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the west of the Trout Creek that is located in Ontonagon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Trout Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout Creek ...

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.

  • Agate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
  • Bruce Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Houghton County
  • Fuller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
  • Gem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
  • Mass City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
    • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <3>
  • Matchwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
    • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Robbins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Rockland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <3>
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County

How Far From Trout Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trout Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ontonagon, which is the Seat of Ontonagon County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trout Creek to Ontonagon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Trout Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trout Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4821, Longitude: -89.0121    
<2>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 Trout Creek 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Trout Creek 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 315.278 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.944 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.867 degrees.









 

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