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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 Tingley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tingley 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 Tingley:
- 40.853299, -94.195180
- 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 Tingley
- 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 Ringgold County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ringgold County
- Since Tingley is near Union County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Tingley
Communities Also Named Tingley ...
We found two communities that are also named Tingley.
Within Iowa, the name Tingley is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Cedar County
- This Tingley is located in Cedar County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the south of the Tingley that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Tingley.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Tingley is located in Susquehanna County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the east of the Tingley that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Tingley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tingley ...
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.
- Diagonal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hopeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Merle Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Tingley 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 city such as Tingley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tingley and extending to:
- Mount Ayr, which is the Seat of Ringgold County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tingley to Mount Ayr, 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 59 miles [95 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Tingley) 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 Tingley 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 Tingley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8533, Longitude: -94.1952 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.114 degrees. |
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