Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tripoli, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tripoli and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tripoli
- 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 Tripoli:
- 42.808330, -92.257893
- 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 Tripoli
- 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 Bremer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bremer County
- Since Tripoli is near Chickasaw County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Tripoli ...
We found seven communities that share the name Tripoli.
Within Iowa, the name Tripoli is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Newton County
- Although located in Newton County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Tripoli.
- New York
- Cortland County
- This Tripoli is located in Cortland County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east of the Tripoli that is located in Bremer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Tripoli.
- Washington County
- This Tripoli is located in Washington County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east of the Tripoli that is located in Bremer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tripoli.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Tripoli is located in Cambria County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east of the Tripoli that is located in Bremer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Tripoli.
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Tripoli [Lehigh County].
- Wisconsin
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tripoli ...
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.
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
- Frederika
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Glasgow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <4>
- Klinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Miner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Spring Fountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
How Far From Tripoli 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 Tripoli to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tripoli and extending to:
- Waverly, which is the Seat of Bremer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tripoli to Waverly, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tripoli. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tripoli) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tripoli. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8083, Longitude: -92.2579 In this case, the coordinates for Tripoli have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Tripoli 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tripoli to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.573 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.664 degrees. |