Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tip Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tip Top and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tip Top
- 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 Tip Top:
- 34.050896, -112.24715
- 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 Tip Top
- 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Since Tip Top is near Maricopa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa 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 Tip Top ...
We found nine communities that share the name Tip Top.
Within Arizona, the name Tip Top is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New York
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Tip Top [Chester County].
- Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Tip Top [Laurens County].
- Tennessee
- Stewart County
- This Tip Top is located in Stewart County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tip Top that is located in Yavapai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Tip Top.
- White 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 Tennessee community of Tip Top [White County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tip Top ...
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.
- Bumble Bee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumble Bee
- Bumble Bee is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumble Bee <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bumble Bee
- From Tip Top to Bumble Bee
- Castle Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hot Springs
- Castle Hot Springs is located in Yavapai County
- Chilean Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilean Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilean Mill
- Chilean Mill is located in Yavapai County
- Crown King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown King
- Crown King is located in Yavapai County
- Crown King has also been known as:
- Crowned King
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown King <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crown King
- From Tip Top to Crown King
- Humbug ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
- Humbug is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Humbug
- From Tip Top to Humbug
- Minnehaha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnehaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minnehaha
- From Tip Top to Minnehaha
- Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnehaha Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
- Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minnehaha Flats
- From Tip Top to Minnehaha Flats
- Packer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Yavapai County
- Wranglers Roost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wranglers Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wranglers Roost
- Wranglers Roost is located in Maricopa County
How Far From Tip Top 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 Tip Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Tip Top once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tip Top and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tip Top to Prescott, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,181 miles [13,166 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tip Top 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' (or 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- Tip Top) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tip Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0509, Longitude: -112.2472 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tip Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Tip Top to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.387 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.261 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.261 degrees. |