Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Troup, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troup and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Troup
- 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 Troup:
- 32.144495, -95.120797
- 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 Troup
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Troup is near Smith County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Troup ...
We found three communities that share the name Troup.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Troup.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Smith County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Troup.
- Smith County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Troup lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Troup that is located in Cherokee County.
- Mississippi
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troup ...
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 Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Blackjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Brushy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Rusk County
- Henrys Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Joinerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joinerville
- Joinerville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joinerville <4>
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Old London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old London
- Old London is located in Rusk County
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Rusk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <4>
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Rusk 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 Smith County
How Far From Troup 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 city such as Troup to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Troup and extending to:
- Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Troup to Rusk, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Troup. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Troup) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troup. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1445, Longitude: -95.1208 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Troup 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> | 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 Troup 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 318.754 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.013 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.994 degrees. |