Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tipton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tipton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tipton
- 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 Tipton:
- 41.627699, -108.263429
- 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 Tipton
- 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 Sweetwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sweetwater 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tipton ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Tipton.
Within Wyoming, the name Tipton is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Tipton is located in Champaign County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east of the Tipton that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Tipton.
- Monroe County
- This Tipton is located in Monroe County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east of the Tipton that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tipton.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Tipton [Cowley County].
- Mitchell County
- This Tipton is located in Mitchell County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tipton that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Tipton.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Tipton [Montgomery County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Mora 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 New Mexico community of Tipton [Mora County].
- Quay County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Tipton.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Knox 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 Tennessee community of Tipton [Knox County].
- Tipton County
- This Tipton is located in Tipton County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tipton that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Tipton.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tipton ...
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.
- Bitter Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
- Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
- Hallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Red Desert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
- Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
How Far From Tipton 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 Tipton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tipton and extending to:
- Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Tipton to Green River, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tipton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
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- Tipton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tipton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6277, Longitude: -108.2634 In this case, the coordinates for Tipton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Tipton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tipton 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 Tipton 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 329.18 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.339 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.597 degrees. |