Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 33.583437, -86.090805
- 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 Dry Valley
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Dry Valley is near Calhoun County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Dry Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name Dry Valley.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Dry Valley.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Shelby County
- This Dry Valley is located in Shelby County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dry Valley that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Dry Valley.
- Shelby County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dry Valley [Caribou County].
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Dry Valley is located in Lawrence County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dry Valley that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Dry Valley.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Dry Valley.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Dry Valley is located in Putnam County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north of the Dry Valley that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dry Valley.
- Texas
- Montague County
- This Dry Valley is located in Montague County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the Dry Valley that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Dry Valley.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Valley ...
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.
- Blue Eye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Echo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Eureka Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
- Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
- Halls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Martins Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
- Plum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Talladega County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Talladega County
- Refuge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Dry Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dry Valley and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Valley to Talladega, with an average speed<6> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dry Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5834, Longitude: -86.0908 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dry Valley 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dry Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dry Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.254 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.808 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.998 degrees. |