Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dryden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dryden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dryden
- 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 Dryden:
- 42.490472, -76.299529
- 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 Dryden
- 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Dryden is near Cortland County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Dryden ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Dryden.
Within New York, the name Dryden is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Dryden lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dryden that is located in Tompkins County.
- Oregon
- Texas
- Pecos 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 Texas community of Dryden [Pecos County].
- Terrell County
- This Dryden is located in Terrell County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dryden that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Dryden.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dryden ...
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.
- Freeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
- Freeville is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <5>
- Gracie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grotto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Howland Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Lacy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Peruville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Red Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Slaterville Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville Springs
- Slaterville Springs is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaterville Springs <5>
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
How Far From Dryden 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 village such as Dryden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dryden and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dryden to Ithaca, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dryden: www.dryden.ny.us/
The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 from Point A (ie- Dryden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dryden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4905, Longitude: -76.2995 In this case, the coordinates for Dryden 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 Dryden 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 Dryden, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Dryden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.149 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.165 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.908 degrees. |