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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kipling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kipling and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kipling:
- 45.872128, -87.012525
- 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 Kipling
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Kipling is near Menominee County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Kipling
Communities Also Named Kipling ...
We found six communities that are also named Kipling.
Within Michigan, the name Kipling is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Kipling is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Kipling.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Kipling is located in Kemper County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the south of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Kipling.
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- This Kipling is located in Harnett County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Kipling.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Kipling is located in Guernsey County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Kipling.
- Ontario
- This Kipling lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kipling lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kipling that is located in Delta County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kipling ...
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.
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ensign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ensign is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Lake Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rapid River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kipling to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kipling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kipling and extending to:
- Escanaba, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kipling to Escanaba, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kipling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kipling to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kipling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8721, Longitude: -87.0125 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.982 degrees. |
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