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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 Philip, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Philip 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 Philip:
- 44.039480, -101.665480
- 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 Philip
- 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 Haakon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haakon County
- Since Philip is near Jackson County and also Pennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington 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 Philip
Communities Also Named Philip ...
We found one communities that are also named Philip.
Within South Dakota, the name Philip is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Philip in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Philip is located in Charleston County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Philip that is located in Haakon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Philip.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Philip ...
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.
- Cactus Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cactus Flat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Elevenmile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elevenmile Corner is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Corner
- Grindstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grindstone is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Interior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sevenmile Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
How Far From Philip 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 Philip to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Philip and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Philip to Pierre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Philip) 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 Philip 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 Philip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0395, Longitude: -101.6655 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.511 degrees. |
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