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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Trout
  • 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 ...

We found eight communities that share the name Trout.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Trout.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
  • Beaver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Center View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
    • Center View is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Comet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet is located in Ashe County
  • Dowell ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Fig
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
    • Fig is located in Ashe County
  • Fleetwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
  • Green Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Ashe County
  • Meat Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meat Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oval
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oval have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
      • Oval is located in Ashe County
    • Pottertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
      • Pottertown is located in Watauga County
    • Soda Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
      • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Solo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
      • Solo is located in Watauga County
    • Walnut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Zionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Trout 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trout) to Point B.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).
<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>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 Trout 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 310.669 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.235 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.461 degrees.









 

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