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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout Lake 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 Lake:
    • 46.195391, -85.020934
    • 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 Lake
  • 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 Lake ...

We found seven communities that share the name Trout Lake.

Within Michigan, the name Trout Lake is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Trout Lake lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Lake that is located in Chippewa County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Trout Lake lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trout Lake that is located in Chippewa County.
    • Colorado
      • San Miguel 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 Colorado community of Trout Lake [San Miguel County].
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Trout Lake lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Lake that is located in Chippewa County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Trout Lake lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the east of the Trout Lake that is located in Chippewa County.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Trout Lake.
    • Washington
      • Klickitat County
      • This Trout Lake is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trout Lake that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Trout Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout Lake ...

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.

  • Charles
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Charles is located in Mackinac County
  • Dick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Dick is located in Chippewa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dick
    • From Trout Lake to Dick
  • Dollar Settlement
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
    • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
  • Dryburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Shores
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
    • Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
  • Fibre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Roberts Corner
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Seewhy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seewhy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
    • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
  • Snug Harbor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
  • Strongs Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
    • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County

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

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

  • Sault Sainte Marie, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trout Lake to Sault Sainte Marie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Lake. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trout Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trout Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1954, Longitude: -85.0209    
<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 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 Trout Lake 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>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Lake 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 312.534 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.808 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.797 degrees.




 

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