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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.173972, -94.672168
    • 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Dripping Springs is near Benton County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Oklahoma that is also named Dripping Springs.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
    • Carter County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Carter County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Dripping Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dripping Springs that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Dripping Springs.
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dripping Springs that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dripping Springs.
      • Garland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dripping Springs [Garland County].
    • 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.
    • Texas
      • Hays County
      • This Dripping Springs is located in Hays County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dripping Springs that is located in Delaware 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.

  • Chance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chance is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Chewey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chewey is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
  • Cloud Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
  • Flint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
  • Kansas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Frances
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Frances is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frances
  • Row
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Row is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Row
  • Twin Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dripping Springs and extending to:

  • Jay, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dripping Springs to Jay, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 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 things 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: 36.1740, Longitude: -94.6722       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 318.881 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.68 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.223 degrees.