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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 Troup, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troup 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Troup
Communities Also Named Troup ...
We found three communities that are also named Troup.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Troup.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located 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.
- 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
- Monroe 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 Mississippi community of Troup [Monroe County].
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)
- Blackjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Brushy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Henrys Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joinerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Old London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old London is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old London
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Troup to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Troup to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.013 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.994 degrees. |
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