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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Trout Lake
  • 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 Lake ...

We found seven communities that share the name Trout Lake.

Within Washington, the name Trout Lake is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Skamania County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
    • Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Mountain Brook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
  • Parrott Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Crossing
    • Parrott Crossing is located in Yakima County
  • Straight Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
    • Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
  • Tire Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tire Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Junction
    • Tire Junction is located in Skamania County
  • Windmaster Corner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmaster Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
    • Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County (OR)

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trout Lake) to Point B.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    
<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 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>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 Trout Lake 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 340.125 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.475 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.348 degrees.




 

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