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:
- 33.130954, -97.355853
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Drop is near Wise County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wise County
- eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Texas, the name Drop is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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.
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <3>
- Bluett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Corral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- DISH
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Justin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
- Justin is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <3>
- Ponder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Ponder is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <3>
- Stony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
- Stony is located in Denton County
How Far From Drop 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 Drop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Drop and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drop to Denton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- 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: 33.1310, Longitude: -97.3559 In this case, the coordinates for Drop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 320.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.873 degrees. |