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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 Tulip:
34.082321, -92.653772
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.
We found ten communities that share the name Tulip.
Within Arkansas, the name Tulip is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Chattooga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tulip [Chattooga County].
Indiana
Greene County
This Tulip is located in Greene County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Tulip.
Kentucky
Clark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Tulip [Clark County].
Louisiana
Claiborne Parish
This Tulip is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Tulip.
Missouri
Audrain County
This Tulip is located in Audrain County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the north of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Tulip.
North Carolina
Stokes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tulip [Stokes County].
Ohio
Adams County
This Tulip is located in Adams County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Tulip.
Texas
Fannin County
This Tulip is located in Fannin County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the west of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Tulip.
Virginia
Frederick County
This Tulip is located in Frederick County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tulip that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Tulip.
West Virginia
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Tulip [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tulip ...
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.
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 Tulip to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tulip and extending to:
Fordyce, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tulip to Fordyce, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Tulip 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.
<2>
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 from Point A (ie- Tulip) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tulip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0823, Longitude: -92.6538 In this case, the coordinates for Tulip have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Tulip to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.366 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.644 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.647 degrees.