Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Troy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Troy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Troy

• 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 East Troy:
  • 41.770075, -76.737176
  • 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 East 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since East Troy is near Tioga County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 East Troy

Communities Also Named East Troy ...

We found two communities that are also named East Troy.

Within Pennsylvania, the name East Troy is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Waldo County
    • This East Troy is located in Waldo County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Troy that is located in Bradford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of East Troy.
  • Wisconsin
    • Walworth County
    • This East Troy is located in Walworth County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west of the East Troy that is located in Bradford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of East Troy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

• Big Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
• Carbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Checkerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
• Covert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Covert is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
• Farmers Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Leroy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Leroy is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Luthers Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
• Mac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mac is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Mountain Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Windfall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Windfall is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

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

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

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Troy to Towanda, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'