Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Trout Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Trout Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 30.617426, -93.809344
- 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 Creek
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Trout Creek is near Beauregard Parish and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Creek ...
We found nine communities that share the name Trout Creek.
Within Texas, the name Trout Creek is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Trout Creek lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- Michigan
- Ontonagon County
- This Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the north of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Trout Creek.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This Trout Creek is located in Sanders County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Trout Creek.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Trout Creek is located in Delaware County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Trout Creek.
- Ontario
- This Trout Creek lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- Oregon
- Grant 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 Oregon community of Trout Creek [Grant County].
- Harney County
- This Trout Creek is located in Harney County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Trout Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Trout Creek.
- Utah
- Juab County
- This Trout Creek is located in Juab County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Trout Creek that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Trout Creek.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout Creek ...
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.
- Bon Ami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Call
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Call is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <4>
- Eclipse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Jasper County
- Howards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kirbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <4>
- Sandjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Trout Creek 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 Trout Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trout Creek and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Trout Creek to Newton, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Creek. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trout Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trout Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6174, Longitude: -93.8093 In this case, the coordinates for Trout Creek 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 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 Creek 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.714 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.596 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.621 degrees. |