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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 Dry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill:
    • 36.326510, -81.950951
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since Dry Hill is near Carter County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Dry Hill ...

We found five communities that are also named Dry Hill.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Dry Hill.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Lauderdale County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dry Hill that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Dry Hill.
    • Roane County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Roane County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west of the Dry Hill that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dry Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dry Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dry Hill that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Dry Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dry Hill that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Dry Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Hill ...

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.

  • Battleground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Casper ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Casper is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
  • Doeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Doeville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
  • Elk Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Mills is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Farthing ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farthing is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
  • Flat Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
  • High Health ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Health is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
  • Ironville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ironville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Lineback ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lineback is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
  • Little Milligan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Little Milligan is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
  • Pierce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pierce is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Stump Knob ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob

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

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

  • Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Hill to Mountain City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3265, Longitude: -81.9510       In this case, the coordinates for Dry Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.871 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.457 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.621 degrees.