Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tippet Place:
  • 45.925760, -112.183055
  • 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 Tippet Place

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Tippet Place is near Silver Bow County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Tippet Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tippet Place ...

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.

• Cedric
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedric is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedric
• Grace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Highview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Highview is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
• Homestake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Homestake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestake
• Paul Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paul Place is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Place
• Pipestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
• Pipestone Hot Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
• Sunlight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunlight is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
• Valley ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tippet Place and extending to:

• Boulder, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tippet Place to Boulder, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,458 miles [12,002.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'