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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 Drury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drury and the surrounding area.
- 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 Drury:
- 38.812337, -76.692744
- 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 Drury
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Drury is near Prince George's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Drury
Communities Also Named Drury ...
We found eight communities that are also named Drury.
Within Maryland, the name Drury is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Drury [Rock Island County].
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- This Drury is located in Sumner County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the west of the Drury that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Drury.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Drury is located in Berkshire County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Drury that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Drury.
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Drury is located in Douglas County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the west of the Drury that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Drury.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Drury is located in Hillsborough County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Drury that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Drury.
- Ontario
- This Drury lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Drury that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Drury [Clinton County].
- Texas
- San Jacinto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Drury [San Jacinto County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drury ...
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.
- Cedar Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedarwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Darnall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
- Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Green Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Landing
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hills Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hills Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Landing
- Hunt Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Chapel is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Chapel
- Iron Pot Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iron Pot Landing is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Pot Landing
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Leon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Queen Anne Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Knolls
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Queensland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Queensland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Rustic Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rustic Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Knolls
- Traceys Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Traceys Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Meadows
- Tracys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
How Far From Drury 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 Drury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drury and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drury to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Drury could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Drury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Drury 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 Drury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8123, Longitude: -76.6927 In this case, the coordinates for Drury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.202 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.603 degrees. |
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