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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 South Troy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Troy 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 South Troy:
    • 44.205522, -92.432680
    • 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 South 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 Wabasha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha County
    • Since South Troy is near Olmsted County and also Goodhue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue 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 South Troy

Communities Also Named South Troy ...

We found two communities that are also named South Troy.

Within Minnesota, the name South Troy is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • This South Troy is located in Lincoln County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the South Troy that is located in Wabasha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of South Troy.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This South Troy is located in Rensselaer County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the east of the South Troy that is located in Wabasha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of South Troy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Bear Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Cedar Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chester is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Danesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Danesville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
  • Forest Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
  • Golden Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Oak Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
  • Pine Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Post Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
  • White Willow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

How Far From South Troy 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 South Troy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wabasha, which is the Seat of Wabasha County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Troy to Wabasha, 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 most of a day.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South 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 South 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 South Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2055, Longitude: -92.4327       In this case, the coordinates for South Troy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.708 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.385 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.395 degrees.