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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 Ipswich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ipswich 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 Ipswich:
- 45.447875, -99.029273
- 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 Ipswich
- 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 Edmunds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmunds County
- Since Ipswich is near McPherson County and also Faulk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulk 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 Ipswich
Communities Also Named Ipswich ...
We found three communities that are also named Ipswich.
Within South Dakota, the name Ipswich is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Ipswich lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north of the Ipswich that is located in Edmunds County.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Ipswich is located in Essex County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ipswich that is located in Edmunds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Ipswich.
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- This Ipswich is located in Lafayette County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ipswich that is located in Edmunds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Ipswich.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ipswich ...
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.
- Craven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craven Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsview is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Long Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rudolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rudolph is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
How Far From Ipswich 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 city such as Ipswich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ipswich and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ipswich to Pierre, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ipswich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ipswich 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 Ipswich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4479, Longitude: -99.0293 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.462 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.741 degrees. |
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