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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 Trowbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge:
- 45.229458, -84.586419
- 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 Trowbridge
- 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 Cheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
- Since Trowbridge is near Otsego County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet 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 Trowbridge
Communities Also Named Trowbridge ...
We found seven communities that are also named Trowbridge.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Trowbridge.
Beyond Michigan, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Trowbridge [Ingham County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sutter County
- This Trowbridge is located in Sutter County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<2> to the west of the Trowbridge that is located in Cheboygan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Trowbridge.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Trowbridge is located in Shelby County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Trowbridge that is located in Cheboygan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Trowbridge.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Trowbridge is located in Ottawa County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Trowbridge that is located in Cheboygan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Trowbridge.
- Ontario
- This Trowbridge lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Trowbridge that is located in Cheboygan County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Trowbridge is located in Tioga County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Trowbridge that is located in Cheboygan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Trowbridge.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Trowbridge [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trowbridge ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Epsilon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epsilon is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
- Fingerboard Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
- Green Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Indian River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearll City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Tower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolverine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trowbridge and extending to:
- Cheboygan, which is the Seat of Cheboygan County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Trowbridge to Cheboygan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Trowbridge 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trowbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Trowbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2295, Longitude: -84.5864 In this case, the coordinates for Trowbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.297 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.395 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.921 degrees. |
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