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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 Dripping Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs:
    • 34.242322, -87.004452
    • 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 Dripping Springs
  • 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
    • Since Dripping Springs is near Morgan County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Dripping Springs

Communities Also Named Dripping Springs ...

We found seven communities that are also named Dripping Springs.

Within Alabama, the name Dripping Springs is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dripping Springs.
      • Garland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dripping Springs [Garland County].
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Dripping Springs.
      • Socorro County
      • Although located in Socorro County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Dripping Springs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Carter County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dripping Springs that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Dripping Springs.
      • Delaware County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the west northwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Dripping Springs.
    • Texas
      • Hays County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Hays County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Dripping Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dripping Springs ...

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.

  • Battleground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Battleground is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
  • Camp Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Camp Ground is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
  • Cedar Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Central
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Central is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Chances Crossroad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
  • Grandview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Jones' Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Maple Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Forks is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forks
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Terrace Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights

How Far From Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dripping Springs to Cullman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Dripping Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dripping Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2423, Longitude: -87.0045       In this case, the coordinates for Dripping Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.842 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.578 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.223 degrees.