Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tipton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tipton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tipton
- 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 Tipton:
- 41.769548, -91.128994
- 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 Tipton
- 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Since Tipton is near Muscatine County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Tipton ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Tipton.
Within Iowa, the name Tipton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Tipton is located in Champaign County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tipton that is located in Cedar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Tipton.
- Monroe County
- This Tipton is located in Monroe County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southeast of the Tipton that is located in Cedar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tipton.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Tipton [Cowley County].
- Mitchell County
- This Tipton is located in Mitchell County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tipton that is located in Cedar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Tipton.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Tipton [Montgomery County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Mora County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Tipton [Mora County].
- Quay County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Tipton.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tipton [Knox County].
- Tipton County
- This Tipton is located in Tipton County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south of the Tipton that is located in Cedar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Tipton.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tipton ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- Lime City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Oasis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Tipton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Tipton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tipton and extending to:
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tipton to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tipton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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- Tipton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tipton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7695, Longitude: -91.1290 In this case, the coordinates for Tipton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tipton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Tipton 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tipton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.783 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.998 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.346 degrees. |