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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 Tiptonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tiptonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tiptonville:
    • 36.378209, -89.475399
    • 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 Tiptonville
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Tiptonville is near New Madrid County and also Obion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion 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 Tiptonville

Communities Also Named Tiptonville ...

We found one communities that are also named Tiptonville.

Within Tennessee, the name Tiptonville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tiptonville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Mora County
      • This Tiptonville is located in Mora County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the west of the Tiptonville that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Tiptonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiptonville ...

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.

  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Fourteen Bend ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fourteen Bend is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen Bend
  • Grays Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Camp is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
  • Lake Drive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Drive is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
  • Linda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Linda is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
  • Mooring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooring is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
  • Owl City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Owl City is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
  • Point Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spout Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spout Springs is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Sunkist Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
    • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people

How Far From Tiptonville 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 town such as Tiptonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tiptonville and extending to:

  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tiptonville to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tiptonville) 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 Tiptonville 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 Tiptonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3782, Longitude: -89.4754    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.50 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.787 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.817 degrees.