Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Branch
- 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 Branch:
- 32.801943, -83.498216
- 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 Branch
- 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 Twiggs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
- Since Dry Branch is near Bibb County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Branch ...
We found six communities that share the name Dry Branch.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Dry Branch.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Jenkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dry Branch [Jenkins County].
- Jenkins County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dry Branch [Franklin County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Dry Branch is located in Aiken County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dry Branch that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Dry Branch.
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- This Dry Branch is located in Hancock County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the north of the Dry Branch that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Dry Branch.
- Virginia
- Pulaski County
- This Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dry Branch that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Dry Branch.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dry Branch that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Dry Branch.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Branch ...
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.
- Bridgeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Kings View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Lake Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Mogul
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
How Far From Dry Branch 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 Dry Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dry Branch and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Twiggs County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Branch to Jeffersonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Twiggs County: www.twiggscounty.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Branch 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dry Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8019, Longitude: -83.4982 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dry Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.173 degrees. |