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we pass this GPS location for Trent:
39.984798, -79.243643
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We found eleven communities that share the name Trent.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Trent is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Merced County
This Trent is located in Merced County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the west of the Trent that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Trent.
Iowa
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Trent [Polk County].
Kansas
Neosho County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Neosho County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Trent.
Kentucky
Wolfe County
This Trent is located in Wolfe County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Trent that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Trent.
Michigan
Muskegon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Trent [Muskegon County].
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Trent.
Oregon
Lane County
This Trent is located in Lane County and lies 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trent that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Trent.
South Dakota
Moody County
This Trent is located in Moody County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Trent that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moody County community of Trent.
Texas
Taylor County
This Trent is located in Taylor County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Trent that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Trent.
Virginia
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Trent [Lee County].
Washington
Spokane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Trent [Spokane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trent ...
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.
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 Trent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trent and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Trent to Harrisburg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9848, Longitude: -79.2436 In this case, the coordinates for Trent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Trent 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.
<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 Trent, 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>
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.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Trent to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.149 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.037 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.256 degrees.