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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout 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 Trout:
- 36.395124, -81.609275
- 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 Trout
- 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Trout is near Watauga County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Trout
Communities Also Named Trout ...
We found eight communities that are also named Trout.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Trout.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Trout [Mitchell County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Cassia County
- This Trout is located in Cassia County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Trout that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Trout.
- Kentucky
- Trimble County
- This Trout is located in Trimble County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Trout that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trimble County community of Trout.
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- This Trout is located in La Salle Parish and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Trout that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Trout.
- Maryland
- Garrett 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 Maryland community of Trout [Garrett County].
- Nebraska
- Scotts Bluff County
- This Trout is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Trout that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Trout.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Trout is located in Greenbrier County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Trout that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Trout.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson 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 Wisconsin community of Trout [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Center View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center View is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Fig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Fleetwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Meat Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oval
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oval is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
- Pottertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottertown is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Soda Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Trout 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 Trout to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trout and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Trout to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trout) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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 Trout. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3951, Longitude: -81.6093 In this case, the coordinates for Trout have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.461 degrees. |
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