Dry Branch

Dry Branch is a stream in Washington, Virginia. Dry Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Watauga, as well as near Vance Mill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barter Theatre and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Barter Theatre

Theater building

Photo: RebelAt, Public domain.

Barter Theatre, in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933. It is the longest-running professional Equity theatre in the United States. Barter Theatre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dry Branch.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Photo: HagiaSophia1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church is a historic parish of the Episcopal Church in Abingdon, Virginia, within the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. St. Thomas Episcopal Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dry Branch.

Martha Washington Inn

Hotel

Photo: RebelAt, Public domain.

The Martha Washington Inn is a historic hotel located in Abingdon, Virginia. Originally built in 1832 by General Francis Preston, hero of the War of 1812, for his family of nine children, over the course of the last 174 years, the building has served as an upscale women's college, a Civil War hospital and barracks, and as a residence for visiting actors of the Barter Theatre. Martha Washington Inn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dry Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abingdon and Hayter.

Abingdon

Town

Photo: Waldo Jaquith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abingdon is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Virginia, United States, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,375 at the 2020 census. Abingdon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dry Branch.

Hayter

Hamlet

Hayter is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It has an elevation of 2,149 ft. Hayter is situated 4 miles north of Dry Branch.

Alvarado

Hamlet

Alvarado is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along the South Fork Holston River on the north end of South Holston Lake, southwest of Osceola. Alvarado is situated 4 miles southeast of Dry Branch.

Dry Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Washington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

36.68483° or 36° 41′ 5″ north

Longitude

-81.94429° or 81° 56′ 39″ west

Elevation

1,890 feet (576 metres)

Open location code

868WM3M4+W7

GeoNames ID

4756453

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Dry Branch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Dry Branch”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Watauga and Vance Mill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Campbell Hollow and Watauga Valley.

Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Richmond, Arlington, Virginia Beach, and Norfolk.

Curious Streams to Discover

Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.