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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drop
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Drop ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in White County
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Frank Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frank Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
- Frank Ferry is located in White County
- Grace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Gum Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Gum Spring is located in White County
- Heads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oliveville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliveville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Oliveville is located in White County
- Peeled Chestnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Pin Hook Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rock Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in White County
- Young Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
How Far From Drop to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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<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.
- 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Drop) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Drop 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 313.092 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.95 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.266 degrees. |