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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 Tippecanoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe:
- 40.015844, -79.798392
- 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 Tippecanoe
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Tippecanoe is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Tippecanoe
Communities Also Named Tippecanoe ...
We found six communities that are also named Tippecanoe.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Tippecanoe is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tippecanoe [Sierra County].
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Tippecanoe is located in Marshall County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tippecanoe that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Tippecanoe.
- Missouri
- Schuyler County
- Although located in Schuyler County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Tippecanoe.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Tippecanoe [Lyon County].
- North Carolina
- Sampson 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 North Carolina community of Tippecanoe [Sampson County].
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Tippecanoe is located in Harrison County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tippecanoe that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Tippecanoe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tippecanoe ...
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.
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Curfew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grindstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Helen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Lower Peanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Redstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocks Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sea Right
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Searights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Smock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Star Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
How Far From Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tippecanoe and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tippecanoe to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tippecanoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tippecanoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tippecanoe 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0158, Longitude: -79.7984 In this case, the coordinates for Tippecanoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.425 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.49 degrees. |
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