Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Trout Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Trout Run
- 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 Run:
- 41.386187, -77.056913
- 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 Run
- 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 Lycoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- Since Trout Run is near Tioga County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Trout Run ...
We found one communities that share the name Trout Run.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Trout Run is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Trout Run in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout Run ...
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.
- Butternut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Butternut Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Buttonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Buttonwood is located in Lycoming County
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
- Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hepburnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburnville
- Hepburnville is located in Lycoming County
- Loyalsockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalsockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsockville
- Loyalsockville is located in Lycoming County
- Marsh Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hill
- Marsh Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Picture Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Quiggleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiggleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiggleville
- Quiggleville is located in Lycoming County
- Steam Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Valley
- Steam Valley is located in Lycoming County
- Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Lycoming County
How Far From Trout Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Trout Run and extending to:
- Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trout Run to Williamsport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Run 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trout Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trout Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3862, Longitude: -77.0569 In this case, the coordinates for Trout Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.727 degrees. |