Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drake
- 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 Drake:
- 36.038209, -77.817479
- 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 Drake
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Drake is near Edgecombe County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Drake ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Drake.
Within North Carolina, the name Drake is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Drake is located in Mohave County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the west of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Drake.
- Yavapai County
- This Drake is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km] to the west of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Drake.
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Jackson 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 Kansas community of Drake [Jackson County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Drake [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Drake is located in Gasconade County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Drake.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Drake [Saint Louis County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Defiance 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 Ohio community of Drake [Defiance County].
- Muskingum County
- This Drake is located in Muskingum County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Drake.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Drake lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Drake is located in Abbeville County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Drake.
- Marlboro County
- This Drake is located in Marlboro County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest of the Drake that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Drake.
- Tennessee
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drake ...
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.
- Cherry Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
- Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Forest Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Gold Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rock
- Gold Rock is located in Nash County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Rock <4>
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Nash County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory <4>
- High Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Nash County
- Little Easonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Meadow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Nash County
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Woodgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Drake 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 Drake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drake and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drake to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Drake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0382, Longitude: -77.8175 In this case, the coordinates for Drake 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Drake 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Drake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.675 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.069 degrees. |