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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 Phipps, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phipps 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 Phipps:
    • 46.063028, -91.413726
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Phipps
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Phipps ...

We found five communities that share the name Phipps.

Within Wisconsin, the name Phipps is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale 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 Alabama community of Phipps [Hale County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Phipps is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Phipps that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Phipps.
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Phipps [Ellsworth County].
    • Quebec
      • This Phipps lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Phipps that is located in Sawyer County.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Phipps is located in Wise County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Phipps that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Phipps.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phipps ...

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.

  • Cable
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
  • Chief Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Earl
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
  • Leonards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
    • Leonards is located in Bayfield County
  • Little Round Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
    • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Reserve
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Springbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Washburn County
  • Stone Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
    • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County

How Far From Phipps to ...

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

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

  • Hayward, which is the Seat of Sawyer County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Phipps to Madison, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phipps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Phipps, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phipps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phipps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0630, Longitude: -91.4137    
<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 Phipps 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Phipps to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.977 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.808 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.32 degrees.









 

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