Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dry Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Creek Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Creek Estates

• 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 Dry Creek Estates:
  • 35.190639, -86.143041
  • 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 Dry Creek Estates

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Dry Creek Estates is near Moore County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Dry Creek Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Creek Estates ...

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.

• Asia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Asia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
• Falls Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Greenhaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
• Keith Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Keith Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Springs
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
• Maxwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxwell is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Scenic Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Three Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Three Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Dry Creek Estates 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 Dry Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dry Creek Estates and extending to:

• Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dry Creek Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'