Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tipperary Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tipperary Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tipperary Corner

• 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 Corner:
  • 42.578801, -114.296421
  • 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 Corner

• 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 Jerome County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jerome County
  • Since Tipperary Corner is near Twin Falls County and also Cassia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia 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 Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tipperary Corner ...

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.

• Bills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bills is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills
• Curry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Curry is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Falls City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls City is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Haytown ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Haytown is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haytown
• Hunt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunt is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Rock Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sugar Loaf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
• Twin Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tipperary Corner and extending to:

• Jerome, which is the Seat of Jerome County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tipperary Corner to Jerome, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'