Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dry Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Cove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Cove

• 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 Dry Cove:
  • 34.621475, -86.141926
  • 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 Dry Cove

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Dry Cove is near Marshall County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Dry Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Cove ...

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.

• Breezeway Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Breezeway Bay is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezeway Bay
• Kirbytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kirbytown is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
• Lakeview Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Beach is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Beach
• Lakeview Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Shores is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Groves
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rocky Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Roseberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roseberry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
• Section Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
• Skyline Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyline Shores is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Shores

How Far From Dry Cove 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 Dry Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Dry Cove once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dry Cove and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Dry Cove to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'