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40.284884, -86.041167
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We found 23 communities that share the name Tipton.
Within Indiana, the name Tipton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cleveland County
This Tipton is located in Cleveland County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Tipton.
California
Tulare County
This Tipton is located in Tulare County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Tipton.
Idaho
Cassia 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 Idaho community of Tipton [Cassia County].
Illinois
Champaign County
This Tipton is located in Champaign County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west of the Tipton that is located in Tipton 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west southwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tipton.
Iowa
Cedar County
This Tipton is located in Cedar County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Tipton.
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 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tipton that is located in Tipton 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
Estill County
This Tipton is located in Estill County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Tipton.
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
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 Louisiana community of Tipton [Morehouse Parish].
Michigan
Lenawee County
This Tipton is located in Lenawee County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Tipton.
Missouri
Moniteau County
This Tipton is located in Moniteau County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Tipton.
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
Paulding 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 Ohio community of Tipton [Paulding County].
Oklahoma
Tillman County
This Tipton is located in Tillman County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Tipton.
Pennsylvania
Blair County
This Tipton is located in Blair County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Tipton.
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 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Tipton.
Virginia
Carroll 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 Virginia community of Tipton [Carroll County].
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This Tipton is located in Nicholas County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Tipton.
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
This Tipton is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tipton that is located in Tipton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Tipton.
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.
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:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Tipton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- 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: 40.2849, Longitude: -86.0412
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 313.401 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.923 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.262 degrees.