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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 Trout Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trout Lake 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 Trout Lake:
- 45.997095, -121.528851
- 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 Trout Lake
- 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 Klickitat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- Since Trout Lake is near Skamania County and also Yakima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima 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 Trout Lake
Communities Also Named Trout Lake ...
We found seven communities that are also named Trout Lake.
Within Washington, the name Trout Lake is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Trout Lake lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trout Lake that is located in Klickitat County.
- British Columbia
- This Trout Lake lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trout Lake that is located in Klickitat County.
- Colorado
- San Miguel 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 Colorado community of Trout Lake [San Miguel County].
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- This Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Trout Lake that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Trout Lake.
- Northwest Territories
- This Trout Lake lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the north of the Trout Lake that is located in Klickitat County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Trout Lake lies 2,829 miles [4,552.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Trout Lake that is located in Klickitat 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 Trout Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trout Lake ...
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.
- B Z Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Hood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hood River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laws Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
- Mountain Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Parrott Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott Crossing is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Crossing
- Straight Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
- Tire Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tire Junction is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Junction
- Windmaster Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
How Far From Trout Lake 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 community such as Trout Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trout Lake and extending to:
- Goldendale, which is the Seat of Klickitat County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trout Lake to Goldendale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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- Trout Lake) 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 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 Trout Lake 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 Trout Lake 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 Trout Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9971, Longitude: -121.5289 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.475 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.348 degrees. |
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