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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 Trevino, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trevino 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 Trevino:
- 44.428578, -92.067947
- 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 Trevino
- 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 Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- Since Trevino is near Wabasha County and also Pepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin 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 Trevino
Communities Also Named Trevino ...
We found one communities that are also named Trevino.
Within Wisconsin, the name Trevino is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Trevino in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Trevino is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Trevino that is located in Buffalo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Trevino.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevino ...
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.
- Conception
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conception is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
- Devils Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Porcupine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Reads Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
How Far From Trevino 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 Trevino to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trevino and extending to:
- Alma, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trevino to Alma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trevino) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Trevino 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 Trevino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4286, Longitude: -92.0679 In this case, the coordinates for Trevino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.14 degrees. |
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