Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lipsey:
  • 39.491423, -88.417827
  • 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 Lipsey

• 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 Coles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coles County
  • Since Lipsey is near Moultrie County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Lipsey

Communities Also Named Lipsey ...

We found one communities that are also named Lipsey.

Within Illinois, the name Lipsey is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Lipsey in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Lipsey is located in Hillsborough County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lipsey that is located in Coles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lipsey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lipsey ...

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.

• Bruce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Cooks Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Fuller
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fuller is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Gays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gays is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <2>
• Humboldt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
• Jones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Magnet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Magnet is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Paradise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Rolling Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Green is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Coles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lipsey to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'