Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tiplady:
  • 43.252020, -73.283720
  • 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 Tiplady

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Tiplady is near Bennington County and also Rutland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bennington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland 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 Tiplady

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiplady ...

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.

• Argyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Argyle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
• Beartown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Butternut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Butternut is located in Rutland County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
• Chiselville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chiselville is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiselville
• Eagleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eagleville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Goose Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goose Island is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
• King Edward Knolls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • King Edward Knolls is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Edward Knolls
• Kingsbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Lick Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lick Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Springs
• Raceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Raceville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
• Richville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richville is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Slateville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slateville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
• Truthville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Truthville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville

How Far From Tiplady to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tiplady to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tiplady to Hudson Falls, 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'