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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 Tipperary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tipperary 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 Tipperary:
    • 41.113611, -93.154372
    • 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 Tipperary
  • 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Since Tipperary is near Marion County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Tipperary

Communities Also Named Tipperary ...

We found three communities that are also named Tipperary.

Within Iowa, the name Tipperary is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Tipperary is located in Clay County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tipperary that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Tipperary.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Tipperary [Adair County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tipperary ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Cloud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloud is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Indiana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiana is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Lucas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Purdy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Purdy is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Tower Station ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tower Station is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Station
  • Zero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Zero is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero

How Far From Tipperary 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 Tipperary to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tipperary and extending to:

  • Chariton, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tipperary to Chariton, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tipperary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Tipperary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Tipperary 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 Tipperary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1136, Longitude: -93.1544       In this case, the coordinates for Tipperary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.149 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.478 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.529 degrees.