Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drydock:
  • 37.988684, -85.022453
  • 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 Drydock

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Drydock is near Mercer County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Drydock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drydock ...

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.

• Birdie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Birdie is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
• Bondville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bondville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
• Fox Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
• Glensboro
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glensboro is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
• Hickory Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Mayo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayo is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Seaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Seaville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
• Sparrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparrow is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
• Stringtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Terrapin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrapin is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
• Wayside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayside is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Drydock to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drydock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Drydock and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Drydock to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'