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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 Drop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drop and the surrounding area.
- 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 Drop:
- 35.928398, -85.651647
- 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 Drop
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Drop is near DeKalb County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Drop
Communities Also Named Drop ...
We found one communities that are also named Drop.
Within Tennessee, the name Drop is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Drop in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Drop is located in Denton County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Drop that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Drop.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drop ...
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.
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Frank Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frank Ferry is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
- Grace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Gum Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Spring is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Heads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
- Oliveville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Peeled Chestnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Pin Hook Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Rock Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Young Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
How Far From Drop 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 Drop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Drop once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Drop and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Drop to Sparta, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Drop) 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 Drop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Drop 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 Drop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9284, Longitude: -85.6516 In this case, the coordinates for Drop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.092 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.95 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.266 degrees. |
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