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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.
- 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:
- 34.534812, -92.981843
- 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 Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Since Dripping Springs is near Hot Spring County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Dripping Springs.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Crawford County
- This Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dripping Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dripping Springs that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Dripping Springs.
- 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 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west of the Dripping Springs that is located in Garland 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Garland 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 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Garland 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.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Diamondhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Euclid Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Fountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- High Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Mountain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
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 and using the location of where the historic community of Dripping Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dripping Springs and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Dripping Springs to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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: 34.5348, Longitude: -92.9818 In this case, the coordinates for Dripping Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.719 degrees. |
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